Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Friday that actions taken by some judges were heightening tensions in Lebanon, warning of potentially serious consequences for a country mired in a major financial collapse.
His statement followed judicial orders since March 14 that froze the assets of seven banks in three separate legal actions.
Without referring to any specific case, Mikati said the course of action taken by some judges was "pushing towards ominous tensions, and there are attempts to use this tension in election campaigns," referring to a parliamentary election in May. Mikati has previously offered public support to Governor Salameh, who faces embezzlement probes at home and abroad, saying in December "one does not change their officers during a war". Salameh has denied any wrongdoing.
Ghada Aoun, the judge who ordered Raja Salameh's arrest and froze the assets of six banks this month, is politically backed by the Free Patriotic Movement , founded by President Michel Aoun.
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