European investigators returning to Beirut will be permitted to attend a Lebanese judge's questioning of central bank governor Riad Salameh, two sources said on Sunday, as Lebanon and several foreign countries investigate whether he embezzled public funds.
Salameh, 72, and his brother are being investigated in Lebanon and at least five European countries. They both deny any wrongdoing.
Last month, a Lebanese judge charged the Salameh brothers with embezzlement, money laundering, illicit enrichment, fraud and tax evasion andEuropean investigators landing in Beirut on Monday for their second visit as part of the probe will be allowed to attend the hearing, a judicial source and another source with knowledge of the visit's details told Reuters.
The judicial source said the presiding judge would not allow the foreign investigators to direct questions to Salameh, who has been central bank governor since 1993. He still enjoys backing from powerful Lebanese leaders, who in turn have significant say over judges' appointments.
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