French prosecutors open probe into Lebanese bank governor - AFP
- 4 years ago
French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into money laundering allegations against Lebanon's central bank governor, Agence France-Presse reported on Sunday.
Riad Salameh is under investigation in relation to possible conspiracy and organised money-laundering, AFP said, citing a source with knowledge of the case.
Salameh's French lawyer Pierre-Olivier Sur dismissed the allegations as a politically motivated "communications operation" in a statement sent to Reuters by the bank governor on Sunday.
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