NSTworld: “If this development is true, it would be a matter between the legal authorities of the two countries,”
That’s the question being asked in Japan, where Carlos Ghosn’s abrupt departure and arrival in Lebanon is being seen as an embarrassing lapse in security.
Public broadcaster NHK cited an anonymous source as saying the Immigration Services Agency had no record of a Carlos Ghosn leaving the country, and authorities were reviewing whether he left using another name. Taichiro Motoe, a lawmaker from Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democrat Party , said the news had come as a “shock” and called for “swift and effective” improvements.
Although there is no extradition agreement between Japan and Lebanon, the two have diplomatic ties, with a deputy Japanese foreign minister visiting Beirut 10 days ago. Ghosn and his family had repeatedly attacked this “hostage justice system“, and he said in a statement released after his arrival in Lebanon that he was not fleeing justice but had “escaped injustice and political persecution.”
“The defence team have completely lost face. They promised he would stay in Japan as a condition of his bail,” added Gohara.
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