Lebanon’s former central bank governor Riad Salameh walked free from a year in custody over embezzlement allegations Friday after posting more than $14 million in bail, a judicial official told AFP.
“Salameh left the Bhannes Hospital (in north Beirut) where he was being held and treated under guard,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Salameh, 75, who headed the central bank for three decades, has faced numerous accusations including embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion in separate probes in Lebanon and abroad. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
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