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FILE - Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, attends a news conference, in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

FILE - Riad Salameh, Lebanon's Central Bank governor, attends a news conference, in Beirut, on Nov. 11, 2019. Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Protesters try to confront the police convoy transporting Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, upon his arrival at the court building in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Protesters try to confront the police convoy transporting Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, upon his arrival at the court building in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Lebanese police officer blocks protesters from entering the court building, as they protest against Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A Lebanese police officer blocks protesters from entering the court building, as they protest against Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A protester holds a mock noose, as she protests outside the court building against Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A protester holds a mock noose, as she protests outside the court building against Riad Salameh the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Protesters confront the police convoy transporting Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, upon his arrival at the court building in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Protesters confront the police convoy transporting Riad Salameh, the former governor of Lebanon's Central Bank, upon his arrival at the court building in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)