Hariri Denies Links to Money Laundering Lawyer
Al-Mustaqbal Movement chief MP Saad Hariri said that he has no relation to Beshara Tarabay, a lawyer who was accused in French media reports of allegedly laundering money in favor of Hizbullah, his media office said in a statement on Monday.
Hariri' media office replied to a report published in the daily As Safir claiming that Tarabay has received sums of money from a network involved in money laundering for the purpose of smuggling narcotics and that Tarabay is Hariri's lawyer.
“As Safir newspaper published on Monday what some French newspapers reported yesterday, quoting members of Colombian gangs accused of laundering drug money for Hizbullah,” the statement said.
“The members claimed that they handed money to lawyer Beshara Tarabay, alleging that he is the lawyer of Hariri, and that Tarabay told them that the money will be delivered to ex-PM Hariri,” it added.
“Hariri's press office denounces what was also reported in the French press yesterday. Beshara Tarabay is not Hariri's lawyer nor has he any personal or professional relationship with him. The allegations of the accused members of the network are totally unfounded,” the statement concluded.
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Source: Naharnet
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