Former BDL Governor Riad Salameh will be released on Friday after posting $14 million and LBP 5 billion bail. ©Al-Markazia
Former Governor of the Banque du Liban (BDL) Riad Salameh is expected to be released on Friday after posting bail totaling $14 million and LBP 5 billion, to be paid through his lawyer, Mark Habka.
He will be discharged from Bhanes Hospital once all legal formalities have been completed.
His release follows a decision by the Beirut Indictment Chamber, presided over by Judge Kamal Nassar, to reduce Salameh’s bail from $20 million to $14 million.
Salameh was arrested on September 3, 2024, following several hours of questioning by Public Prosecutor Jamal al-Hajjar at the Judicial Palace in Beirut regarding allegations of embezzlement and illicit financial dealings during his tenure at the Central Bank.
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