Lebanese court orders to freeze the property of Stephanie Saliba

Beirut ( Lebanon News – Middle East Times )

A Lebanese court has ordered the freezing of property and assets of a journalist and actress Stephanie Saliba.

Speaking to foreign media, the prosecutor has said that Saliba owns two very luxurious and expensive flats in Beirut.

At the beginning of this month, the prosecutor Ghadi Aoun summoned Stephanie Saliba for investigation. Actress Saliba was later released.

Saliba has also been investigated in the corruption case of Riad Toufic Salameh, Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon.

According to the details, Riyad Toufic Salameh was until recently credited for the development of Lebanon’s banking sector. But now he is facing allegations of embezzlement of 300 million dollars and 5 million euros in 5 European countries including Lebanon.

The court suspects that Riaz Salameh bought gifts and properties for the actress Saliba with the embezzled money. It is to be noted that Saliba is the host of a popular TV series and has more than 2.3 million followers on Instagram. Visitors can access her account at www.instagram.com/stephaniesalibaofficial