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The governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, rejected his accusation of corruption and of being part of the political system, highlighting that people’s deposits still exist and announcing that he will abide by the instructions of the Ministry of Finance regarding the delivery of accounts. in preparation for criminal scrutiny. He revealed that there is the possibility of maintaining the subsidy for consumables for a period of two months.
Salameh said in an interview with “Al-Hadath TV”: “The accusations leveled against me are false and I am doing my duty to serve the Lebanese.” Furthermore, depositors’ deposits are still present in the banks and not in the Central Bank, ”noting that at least $ 600 million is withdrawn every month to meet the needs of the Lebanese.
Regarding the deficit in the state budget, Salameh said: “The state loans were in the national currency and the budget deficit does not belong to the Bank of Lebanon.” Importers deposit 15% of the value of their imports with banks. He stressed that “banks that do not commit to raising their capital will be in the power of the central bank, which will work to reorganize and sell.”
Regarding the Central Bank’s accusation of collusion with Hezbollah, Salameh said: “The Bank of Lebanon does not have accounts except for banks,” revealing that there are “1.1 billion dollars that came out of Lebanon and it is not the cause of the crisis, but the law does not allow the names of the people who transferred money to be revealed. We consider this to be immoral, but legal.
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