Lebanon's justice ministry formally accused former central bank governor Riad Salameh on Thursday of financial crimes, the state news agency reported.

Salameh, 73, was arrested on Tuesday over alleged financial crimes including illicit enrichment through public funds. He has long denied all accusations of wrongdoing.

He will remain in detention at least until a hearing is scheduled, probably next week, two judicial sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari; Writing by Tala Ramadan; Editing by Michael Georgy and Gareth Jones)