Beirut-Sana
Lebanese President General Michel Aoun warned today about what he called dropping the audit of the Lebanese Central Bank's accounts, describing the transfer of depositors ’funds from the bank to foreign banks more than a year ago as the largest looting operation in the country's history.
Aoun said in a televised speech that “dropping the criminal financial audit is a blow to the government's decision,” calling on it to hold an extraordinary session to take the appropriate decision to protect people's deposits, uncover the causes of the collapse and define responsibilities in preparation for accountability and the restoration of rights.
Aoun added, "doubts are confirmed day after day that the central bank's accounts are not transparent and he did not know the size of the shortage in foreign currency reserves, a shortage that was covered by depositors' money in contravention of the law."
Aoun held the Central Bank the primary responsibility, as he violated the Monetary and Credit Law, while he had to regulate banking work and take measures to protect people's money in banks.
President Aoun called on countries claiming solidarity with the Lebanese people to help uncover money transfers that, after October 17, 2019, took the nature of financial smuggling.
