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Since Lebanon’s financial collapse in 2019, former Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) governor Riad Salameh has faced a maze of investigations and legal proceedings at home and across Europe, involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Most recently, on Sept. 1, Lebanese prosecutors resumed proceedings against him for alleged Money and Credit Code violations.His associates and relatives have also been investigated or charged, while foreign authorities have frozen assets and issued arrest warrants against him. Salameh has consistently denied wrongdoing.Of note, Salameh had been held in pretrial detention in Roumieh prison, but was transferred back to hospital on Aug. 20 after going on hunger strike and refusing to take his medication in protest against his detention in Roumieh.So, what exactly is he accused of in various jurisdictions, at...
Since Lebanon’s financial collapse in 2019, former Banque du Liban (BDL, central bank) governor Riad Salameh has faced a maze of investigations and legal proceedings at home and across Europe, involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Most recently, on Sept. 1, Lebanese prosecutors resumed proceedings against him for alleged Money and Credit Code violations.His associates and relatives have also been investigated or charged, while foreign authorities have frozen assets and issued arrest warrants against him. Salameh has consistently denied wrongdoing.Of note, Salameh had been held in pretrial detention in Roumieh prison, but was transferred back to hospital on Aug. 20 after going on hunger strike and refusing to take his medication in protest against his detention in Roumieh.So, what exactly is he accused of in various jurisdictions,...
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