Today, the judicial authorities in Luxembourg opened a criminal case related to the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, Riad Salameh, and his assets, according to “Reuters”.

Reuters reported that a spokesman for the Banque du Liban did not comment on the opening of a lawsuit against Riad Salemeh in Luxembourg.

IMPACT: Luxembourg has become the third European country — after France and Switzerland — to open a criminal case into Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salame.

Salame's secret overseas assets were the focus of two OCCRP investigations.https://t.co/LRksLrbZQw

— Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (@OCCRP) November 12, 2021