World in brief: September 9, 2024
LEBANON: A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from state coffers.
Lebanon’s Financial Public Prosecution division charged Riad Salameh last week with embezzlement of £32 million after he was detained following an interrogation by Lebanon’s top public prosecutor over several alleged financial crimes.
Mr Salameh claims he is innocent.
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