The ousted Nissan boss has fled to Lebanon in a dramatic escape.
Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn said on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape a “rigged” justice system in Japan, raising questions about how one of the world’s most-recognized executives had slipped away while on bail.
Tokyo officials have previously said the system is not inhumane and that Ghosn, who is facing trial on financial misconduct charges he denies, has been treated like any other suspect. Lebanon’s state security directorate said Ghosn will not face any legal consequences for the way he entered the country, state NNA news agency reported. The foreign ministry said Lebanon did not have a judicial cooperation agreement with Japan.
Japan has extradition treaties with only the United States and South Korea, according to the justice ministry, meaning it could be difficult to force Ghosn to return to stand trial. A French minister said before the report Ghosn used a French passport that she was “very surprised” by news of his emergence in Lebanon.
Ghosn was initially released in March on a record US$9 million bail only to be arrested on related charges weeks later and then released on bail again at the end of April.
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