Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning

Lebanon has received an Interpol notice for the country’s embattled central bank governor who failed to answer summons and show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a graft case, officials said. France, Germany, and Luxembourg are investigating the governor, Riad Salameh, and his associates in myriad financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and the laundering of $330 million. A French investigative judge earlier this week issued an international arrest warrant for Salameh after he did not appear for a questioning in Paris. No officials were available on Friday to comment on possible actions against Salameh. However, Lebanon does not extradite its own citizens.