Lebanon files new suit against ex-central bank chief: judicial official

BEIRUT: Lebanon on Monday filed a lawsuit against former central bank governor Riad Salameh over accusations including embezzlement and illegal enrichment following a complaint lodged by his successor, a judicial official told AFP.Salameh was placed in custody late last month after missing a hearing over the case and is being held under tight security at a government hospital outside Beirut.A judge “filed legal proceedings against former central bank chief Riad Salameh and former Bank Audi CEO Samir Hanna,” the judicial official told AFP on condition of anonymity.Bank Audi is one of Lebanon’s

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