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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Corruption catches up to Lebanon’s Salameh; believers hold on to hope
Description: Lebanon (MNN) — Lebanon’s former central bank governor, Riad Salameh, was arrested this week in Beirut after a lengthy interrogation. Salameh is facing domestic and international charges for allegedly embezzling over 40 million dollars.
“Now, the sad part in this whole thing is that he’s not the only one,” Heart for Lebanon’s Camille Melki says.
“This is not a one-man show; you have a full range of politicians, economists, bankers – people of influence – who were involved in this more than $110 billion scheme.”
Lebanon has faced severe economic downfall since October 2019, with billions of dollars frozen in...