Despite previously backing him to stay on as the governor of Lebanon's central bank, the country's caretaker Prime Minister has said Riad Salameh's term will not be extended, with him facing domestic and international charges of fraud.
Lebanon's caretaker premier Najib Mikati will not extend the term of sitting central bank governor Riad Salameh when it ends later this month, the prime minister's office said on Monday.
Lebanon s caretaker Premier, Najib Mikati, will not extend the term of sitting Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, when it ends later this month, the Prime Minister s office said on Monday, Reuters r.
Lebanon's caretaker premier Najib Mikati will not extend the term of sitting central bank governor Riad Salameh when it ends later this month, the prime minister's office said on Monday. Salameh's term expires on July 31, bringing an end to a 30-year tenure stained by recent charges at home and abroad of embezzlement of Lebanese public funds. He denies the charges.
Lebanon's caretaker premier, Najib Mikati, will not extend the term of central bank Governor Riad Salameh when it ends later this month, the prime minister's office said on Monday. The July 31 expiration of Salameh's term will bring to an end a 30-year tenure stained by recent charges at home and abroad of embezzlement of Lebanese public funds.