Salameh is under investigation in Switzerland on charges related to embezzlement, and probes are under way or being planned in several other European countries.
Last week, a Lebanese prosecutor asked Salameh for documents relating to suspicions of embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion over an allegation that more than $300 million had been taken from the bank through a company owned by his brother.
“I have not benefitted one penny from the central bank,” Salameh told Radio Free Lebanon.
Salameh continued to dismiss the allegations as a smear campaign on Saturday, saying “there are those who want my head”.
Lebanon’s crippled banking system is at the heart of a financial crisis that erupted in late 2019. Banks have since blocked transfers abroad and cut access to deposits due to a scarcity of dollars.
Source: Economy - investing.com
