BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department spokesperson denied on Friday that Washington was weighing sanctions against Lebanon’s long-serving Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh.
“We have seen reports about possible sanctions on Riad Salameh. They are untrue,” the spokesperson told Reuters.
A Bloomberg report on Thursday said the United States was considering sanctions against Salameh amid a broader investigation into the alleged embezzlement of public funds, citing four people familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Ellen Francis and Laila Bassam)
