Activists target Lebanon’s central bank chief in French legal complaint

Activists target Lebanon’s central bank chief in French legal complaint

PARIS--An anti-corruption group has submitted a legal complaint in France against Lebanon’s central bank governor over foreign investments including property he owns worth millions of euros, two people involved in the filing said on Monday.

Sherpa, a non-governmental organisation that defends victims of economic crimes, said in a statement that it and a group of lawyers had filed the complaint on Friday over “suspicious” real estate purchases in France.

Central Bank Governor Riad Salemeh said he had proved and shown documents on many occasions highlighting that the source of his wealth was acquired before taking up his post in 1993.