US, UK and Canada sanction Lebanon ex-central bank chief ...Kuwait

The US Treasury announced coordinated sanctions with Canada and Britain on Thursday against Riad Salameh, Lebanon's longtime central bank chief, who recently left office without a successor. Salameh, wanted for alleged financial crimes in several European countries, stepped down at the end of his term in late July after three decades in the post. The 73-year-old's "corrupt and unlawful actions have contributed to the breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, adding that its action had been coordinated with Britain and Canada. "Salameh abused his position of power, likely in violation of Lebanese law, to enrich himself a

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