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Tarek Khalifé, the chairman of #Creditbank, was released on Wednesday in exchange for a fine of LBP 1.8 billion, paid with the consent of the plaintiff.
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Security forces arrested Khalifé two days ago upon his arrival at #RaficHaririInternationalAirport, based on a search and investigation notice issued against him.
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The notice came after Khalifé refrained from appearing before the judiciary twice, for a complaint filed against him by lawyer Nada Abousleiman Etyemezian, who holds preferential shares in the bank Khalifé manages.
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She accompanied her complaint with a comment that she "won't hesitate to claim the rights that were deliberately stolen from her and her children."
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In response to the news of the arrest, the bank issued a clarification statement in which it called the complaint "wrong, malicious and arbitrary, with no factual basis or legal justification," without explaining why Khalifé refused to appear before the court.
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A decision was previously issued last March to freeze Khalifé's assets and ban him from traveling, after he didn't appear in court.
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