Lebanon central bank governor attends corruption hearing, EU investigators present - judicial sources

Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh attended a court hearing in Beirut on Thursday alongside European investigators looking into whether he embezzled millions of dollars in public funds, two judicial sources said.

It is the first time Salameh, whose 30-year tenure at the central bank is set to end this summer, is appearing before French and German judicial officials, after a previous session on Wednesday was delayed on procedural grounds when Salameh's lawyer objected to their presence.

Salameh denies any wrongdoing and says the accusations are part of an attempt to scapegoat him for Lebanon's financial meltdown.