Former BDL governor Riad Salameh. (Credit: Guilhem Dorandeu/João Sousa/L'Orient-Le Jour and AFP)
Beirut’s first investigative judge, Bilal Halawi, issued on Tuesday an indictment in the “consultation account” case linked to the Banque du Liban (BDL), in which former governor Riad Salameh is imprisoned over the alleged embezzlement of $44 million to private accounts.In his decision, Halawi charged Salameh with “crimes of embezzlement of public funds, forgery of documents and illicit enrichment.” He referred the case to the Beirut criminal court, while Salameh’s press office promptly issued a statement saying he will appeal the judge’s decision. Read more French Court of Cassation annuls foreign property seizures targeting former BDL governor Riad Salameh The consultation account includes, among other things, funds derived from commissions collected through transactions carried out between BDL and a brokerage firm, Optimum...
Beirut’s first investigative judge, Bilal Halawi, issued on Tuesday an indictment in the “consultation account” case linked to the Banque du Liban (BDL), in which former governor Riad Salameh is imprisoned over the alleged embezzlement of $44 million to private accounts.In his decision, Halawi charged Salameh with “crimes of embezzlement of public funds, forgery of documents and illicit enrichment.” He referred the case to the Beirut criminal court, while Salameh’s press office promptly issued a statement saying he will appeal the judge’s decision. Read more French Court of Cassation annuls foreign property seizures targeting former BDL governor Riad Salameh The consultation account includes, among other things, funds derived from commissions collected through transactions carried out between BDL and a brokerage firm,...
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