Lebanon's former central bank governor arrested

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Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested on Tuesday, after being questioned about suspected embezzlement according to several sources to both AP and AFP.

The interrogation lasted for three hours, and the suspicions concern embezzlement of over 40 million dollars.

Salameh is often accused of being one of those responsible for the massive economic crash that Lebanon has gone through in recent years, and is suspected of several crimes both in Lebanon and abroad, including embezzlement, money laundering, and tax evasion.

He is wanted by authorities in France for alleged economic crimes, and is listed on Interpol's list of wanted individuals, in addition to being under sanctions from the UK, Canada, and the USA.

This is the first time Salameh has faced the Lebanese judiciary since he left the Lebanese central bank at the end of July last year, after 30 years in the post, without a successor being appointed.

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