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Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday defended his “integrity” and “transparent” assets, following a complaint filed in France accusing him of money laundering and other offences. Two associations filed a complaint against Mikati with France’s financial prosecutor’s office, accusing him of fraudulently building up assets in France and other countries, a source close to the case told AFP on Wednesday. The complains said that the Lebanese public consider Mikati, his brother Taha and their entourage as “the embodiment… of the clientelism and conflict of interest that have …