The governor of the Banque du Liban is under pressure in the United Kingdom. While Riad Salamé is already the subject of an investigation in Switzerland for suspicion of aggravated money laundering at the expense of the Banque du Liban, initiatives by lawyers and activists are multiplying to push other European jurisdictions to seize of the case.

Several complaints have been filed in the United Kingdom, where a large part of the governor's heritage is located. The governor has not had such good press since a liquidity crisis that appeared in the summer of 2019 plunged Lebanon into its most serious economic and social crisis in thirty years. The methods used for years by the Central Bank to finance the state and defend the pound, in particular financial engineering intended to capture the banks' liquidities in dollars in exchange for high interest rates, are now contested.
An investigation was opened by the Swiss public prosecutor's office for suspicion of "aggravated money laundering in connection with possible embezzlement of funds to the detriment of the Banque du Liban", for which a request for mutual legal assistance was sent to the authorities in January. lebanese.

The value of the real estate of Riad Salamé and his close entourage is estimated by Accountability Now at more than 150 million dollars in Europe, including more than 35 million dollars in France and 70 million dollars in the United Kingdom. The governor, contacted through his press service, affirms for his part that the source of his fortune is "clear, supported by evidence and known to the public", specifying that it rose at the time of his capture. in office in 1993 at "$23 million plus inherited assets".