A former head of the Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo (BES) has been placed under house arrest after being questioned over the bank's collapse.
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Ricardo Salgado, who was forced to resign as BES CEO after 23 years in charge, amid allegations of accounting fraud, has so far denied any wrongdoing.
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Last week, Salgado was questioned by a state prosecutor over fraud, corruption and money laundering allegations. He is one of six people facing the accusations.
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Once the country's biggest private lender, BES collapsed after reporting record losses.
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Under a government bailout plan, BES's good assets were transferred into a new bank called "Novo Banco" as part of a bailout from the Portuguese government. It was loaned 4.9 billion Euro.
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