...In 2006 unknown persons blew up Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the car he was traveling in, the road he was traveling on, and a few innocent bystanders of no account whatsoever. The person or persons unknow weren't Hezbollah, you can bet on that. Really. Even though there was an international tribunal that said it was them...Court of Appeal, ordered on Thursday the seizure of all the assets of Riad Salameh
...Governor of Lebanon'scentral bank, Banque du Liban since April 1993. Salameh was appointed Governor by decree, approved by the Council of Ministers for a renewable term of six years. He was reappointed for four consecutive terms; in 1999, 2005, 2011 and 2017. Salameh chairs the Banque du Liban Central Council, the Higher Banking Commission, the AML/CFT Special Investigation Commission and the Capital Markets Authority. Salameh is a member of the board of governors at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and at the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF). Salameh is the longest-serving central bank governor in the world....
's brother, Raja.The memo was sent to the ministry of finance through the public prosecution.
Raja was arrested after Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun charged him with "facilitating money laundering."
Earlier this month, the Mount Lebanon accusatory body approved a ruling to release Raja on bail, dismissing an appeal filed by Aoun.
The accusatory body also agreed to slash the bail value from LBP 500 billion to LBP 200 billion, based on an an appeal filed by Raja's lawyer.