Lebanon: foreign minister requests secrecy in Central Bank probe
The Central Bank of Lebanon [Karan Jain/Flickr]
January 26, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister has asked Switzerland to investigate his country's Central Bank Governor in secret.
Charbel Wehbe made his request in a meeting with the Swiss ambassador to Lebanon, Monika Schmutz Kirgoz, yesterday. Kirgoz refused to comment on the matter, telling Wehbe that the probe was a matter for the Swiss minister of justice and attorney general,
Arab News has reported.
"Despite the importance of this matter to the Lebanese public, absolute secrecy is required in response to what is being circulated through Lebanese media regarding this case," explained Wehbe. "I hope that the Lebanese judiciary will have absolute freedom to make a statement and take the appropriate decision in this regard." He called on Lebanese media outlets to "report the news as it is, without interpretation, additions, or switching words around."