NNA – A French investigating magistrate on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for Lebanon#39;s central bank chief Riad Salameh, a source close to the case said.
Salameh earlier failed to appear for questioning before French investigators questioning how he amassed assets across Europe, his lawyer said.
Tuesday#39;s hearing would have been an opportunity to press charges against him.
His lawyer, Pierre-Olivier Sur, told AFP that the summons had been sent too close to the day and was therefore quot;invalid.quot;
After Salameh failed to show Tuesday, the magistrate in charge of the case had the option of issuing a fresh summons, but instead decided to issue an international warrant for his arrest.
In a statement, the governor of the BDL said that the French arrest warrant is a quot;violation of the law.quot; mdash; AFPnbsp;
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