Judge questions Lebanon's detained ex-central bank chief Salameh, sources say

FILE PHOTO: A vehicle believed to be part of former Lebanese central bank chief Riad Salameh's convoy arrives at the Justice Palace in Beirut, Lebanon September 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

BEIRUT (Reuters) - A judge began interrogating Lebanon's detained former central bank governor Riad Salameh in Beirut on Monday, judicial sources said, the first hearing since he was held last week and charged with alleged financial crimes including embezzling public funds.

The judge questioning Salameh, who ran the central bank for three decades until July 2023, is expected to decide whether to keep him in detention or release him pending further questioning over alleged embezzlement, forgery and illicit enrichment.