Investigation into Najib Mikati and his family members closed because of insufficient evidence
Monaco has ended its investigation into Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister and family members over allegations of illicit enrichment and money laundering and cleared them of wrongdoing. ’s richest men, was informed by Monaco’s deputy attorney-general Morgan Raymond that the probe into him, his brother Taha Mikati and son Maher that was opened three years ago had been closed because of insufficient evidence, according to a letter seen by the Financial Times.
Scrutiny at home and abroad of Lebanon’s ruling elite over allegations of corruption has burgeoned since the start of the country’s devastating financial collapse in 2019. Monaco had requested mutual legal assistance from Lebanon in January last year for help probing allegations of money laundering, according to a letter seen by the FT. Sources close to the investigation said the case was linked to a subsidised loan scheme.
An investigating judge in Liechtenstein had previously probed money transfers between companies owned by Salameh and Taha Mikati, according to a 2022 letter seen by the FT that was sent by Liechtenstein to Lebanese authorities.
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