Luxembourg opens criminal inquiry into Lebanon cenbank governor

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Luxembourg judicial authorities have opened "a criminal case" in relation to Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh and his companies and assets, a judicial spokesperson in the small European Union country said on Monday.

The spokesperson, who disclosed the inquiry in an email to Reuters, gave no further details on the investigation. A spokesperson for Lebanon's central bank said Salameh had not been informed of any case against him in Luxembourg and declined further comment.