Documents show that Naaman Nador, a senior official at the central bank under Riad Salameh, transferred nearly $1 million abroad through Bank of Credit and Commerce Lebanon during the financial crisis, when ordinary depositors were prevented from moving their money.
Naaman Nador, who headed the foreign exchange and external operations directorate at Banque du Liban, transferred $975,000 to accounts abroad in two transactions between November and December 2019, weeks after the October 17 uprising sparked a banking collapse.
A SWIFT message dated November 4, 2019 shows a transfer of $800,000 from an account in Nador's name at a Lebanese bank to a Citibank account in London bearing his name, routed through Citibank New York.
A second transfer of $175,000 followed on December 10, 2019, made by the same route.
The transfers occurred at a moment when Lebanese depositors faced practical restrictions on moving their savings abroad, creating a contrast between Nador's access to the banking system and the constraints faced by ordinary account holders.
