NSTworld: Japanese Justice Minister MasakoMori called those claims “baseless” and insisted CarlosGhosn’s “assertions will not justify his flight from Japan in any way.”
Ghosn made his first public appearance since his audacious December escape at a combative press conference in Beirut on Wednesday, where he slammed Japan and said he had been forced to flee because he would not get a fair trial.
“If he claims innocence, he should face a trial under the justice system in Japan, where he was doing business, and he should submit evidence to prove his claims,” Mori said. Ghosn has argued since his shock November 2018 arrest that the case against him was a bid to block his plans to more closely integrate Nissan with its French partner Renault.
Former Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa, a one-time Ghosn protege who was forced to resign in the wake of the scandal, also hit out on Thursday.Passersby walk in front of a huge street monitor broadcasting a news conference by former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, in Tokyo. -Reuters
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