Lebanese judge charges central bank chief with corruption


              People walk past a closed Bank of Beirut branch, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 21, 2022. A Lebanese judge said Monday that she filed charges against Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, accusing him of illegal enrichment and money laundering during the country's economic meltdown. Ghada Aoun, an investigative judge at Mount Lebanon district court, said the governor's brother, who was detained last week, was also charged. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
            
              A man uses an ATM outside a closed bank in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 21, 2022. A Lebanese judge said Monday that she filed charges against Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, accusing him of illegal enrichment and money laundering during the country's economic meltdown. Ghada Aoun, an investigative judge at Mount Lebanon district court, said the governor's brother, Raja Salameh, who was detained last week, was also charged. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
            
              People walk past a closed Fransa Bank branch, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, March 21, 2022. A Lebanese judge said Monday that she filed charges against Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, accusing him of illegal enrichment and money laundering during the country's economic meltdown. Ghada Aoun, an investigative judge at Mount Lebanon district court, said the governor's brother, Raja Salameh, who was detained last week, was also charged. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
            
              FILE - Riad Salameh the governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, listens to a journalist's question during a press conference, in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 11, 2019. A Lebanese judge said Monday, March 21, 2022, that she has filed charges against Salameh, accusing him of illegal enrichment and money laundering during the country's economic meltdown. Ghada Aoun, an investigative judge at Mount Lebanon district court, said the governor's brother, who was detained last week, was also charged with “taking part in these crimes.” (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Lebanese judge charges central bank chief with corruption