PARIS: Lebanon’s billionaire caretaker prime minister has denied all allegations of cash laundering after a grievance was filed in France by two anti-corruption teams this week. The grievance towards Najib Mikati was formally filed Tuesday to France’s Nationwide Monetary Prosecutor’s workplace by French anti-corruption non-governmental organisation Sherpa and the Collective of Victims of Fraudulent and Legal Practices.
In an announcement, Sherpa stated the target is to “make clear the situations below which Lebanese political figures like Najib Mikati collected appreciable wealth and on the function of monetary intermediaries who facilitated these acquisitions”.
No element was instantly out there in regards to the sums of cash concerned.
The group stated it drew the eye of French prosecutors to the situations below which Mikati “has collected vital belongings in France. The grievance additionally questions the origin of the funds that transited by way of the French banking system.”
Mikati stated he and members of his household have at all times acted in accordance with the regulation, in an announcement printed Wednesday by Lebanon’s state-run Nationwide Information Company. The assertion defended the household’s “integrity” and stated its enterprise is characterised by “full transparency”.
French prosecutors have but to determine whether or not to launch an investigation.
One of many richest males in Lebanon, Mikati, 68, has served as prime minister since 2021.
He based the telecommunications firm Investcom together with his brother Taha within the Eighties and offered it in 2006 to South Africa’s MTN Group for USD 5.5 billion.
In an announcement, Sherpa stated the target is to “make clear the situations below which Lebanese political figures like Najib Mikati collected appreciable wealth and on the function of monetary intermediaries who facilitated these acquisitions”.
No element was instantly out there in regards to the sums of cash concerned.
The group stated it drew the eye of French prosecutors to the situations below which Mikati “has collected vital belongings in France. The grievance additionally questions the origin of the funds that transited by way of the French banking system.”
Mikati stated he and members of his household have at all times acted in accordance with the regulation, in an announcement printed Wednesday by Lebanon’s state-run Nationwide Information Company. The assertion defended the household’s “integrity” and stated its enterprise is characterised by “full transparency”.
French prosecutors have but to determine whether or not to launch an investigation.
One of many richest males in Lebanon, Mikati, 68, has served as prime minister since 2021.
He based the telecommunications firm Investcom together with his brother Taha within the Eighties and offered it in 2006 to South Africa’s MTN Group for USD 5.5 billion.
