The European judicial delegations visiting Lebanon on Monday began their investigations into the case of central bank governor, Riad Salameh, and corruption and money laundering files.

They firstly met with State Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, Judge Ghassan Oueidat, in the presence of Prosecutors Imad Qabalan and Mirna Kallas, at the Justice Palace of Beirut.

The investigators then moved to the main hall of the Court of Cassation, where they heard the testimonies of former deputy of the central bank governor, Saad Andari, in his capacity as witness.

Khalil Kassaf, a second witness and a former employee at the Banking Control Commission, was also supposed to be interviewed, but he did not appear before the investigators. HIs interrogation has been postponed.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon