Germany, France ask to bypass Lebanese judges ‘impeding’ corruption probe into central bank chief

Riad Salameh faces money laundering and embezzlement charges in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, and Lebanon

Lebanese Central Bank guilty of human rights violations: UN

UN officials have lambasted Lebanon for 'appalling levels of wealth concentration at the top, 'tax policies that favor evasion,' and for an 'inadequate social protection system'

Lebanese judge sets $20mln bail for brother of central bank governor

The judge in charge of investigating central bank chief Riad Salameh for illicit enrichment has also postponed his questioning until June

EU authorities confiscate assets linked to embezzlement at Lebanon’s central bank

Many Lebanese citizens believe that Salameh played a key role in the economic crisis that the country is currently experiencing