Ex-Lebanese PM questioned over how $11 billion was spent

Ex-Lebanese PM questioned over how $11 billion was spent

Former Lebanese prime minister Fouad Siniora was questioned by a state prosecutor on Thursday over how $11 billion in state funds was spent while he was in power, Reuters reports. His office issued a statement saying the spending was entirely legal. It was the first time a former prime minister in Lebanon had been summoned for such questioning, and it follows protests against a ruling elite that is widely accused of state corruption. Opponents of Siniora, who was prime minister from 2005 until 2008 and had two spells as finance minister, say $11 billion in government funds was unaccounted for while he was in power. READ: 'All of them' against the Lebanese people  But in its statement, Siniora's office said [“¦]