BEIRUT (Reuters) -Former Lebanese main bank chief Riad Salameh, who was jailed on Tuesday over declared monetary criminalactivities, will stay in detention at least till a hearing is arranged, mostlikely next week, 2 judicial sources informed Reuters on Wednesday.
After the hearing, the administering judge can choose whether to keep Salameh in detention, the sources stated, including that no choice had yet been taken. One of them stated the judge was anticipated to schedule a hearing for early next week.
Reuters might not instantly reach a legalrepresentative for Salameh.
Salameh, 73, was the bank guv for 30 years however his last years were spoiled by the collapse of Lebanon’s monetary system along with charges of monetary criminalactivities, consistingof illegal enrichment through public funds, by authorities in Lebanon and numerous Western nations.
The state-owned National News Agency stated districtattorney Ali