Mr. Salameh was once hailed for helming Lebanon's economic comeback after a devastating civil war, but has come under intense scrutiny from prosecutors in Lebanon and Europe in recent years as the Lebanese economy crumbled.
My client was supposed to be a witness, he said. I don't know why he was detained. The arrest was a surprise, the lawyer said.
Once seen as something of an international financial wizard, Mr. Salameh attracted increasing blame from Lebanese who accused him of leading a lavish lifestyle while the country's currency crashed and inflation ran into the triple digits.
Much of the middle class has been plunged into poverty. Many economists accused him of mismanagement during his tenure at the bank.
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