Former Nissan and
Renault Chief Carlos Ghosn, 65-year-old
was one of the most powerful figures in the global car industry until his
arrest in November 2018, has departed from Japan, where he was
awaiting preparatory on declared financial crimes to
Lebanon. Lebanese media has said he flew in on a private jet in via
Turkey.
One of Ghosn’s
Japanese advocates said they were still holding his Lebanese, French and
Brazilian passports, as required by the terms of his warrant.
“We are surprised and puzzled,” "I don't even know if we can contact him. I
don't know how we will proceed beyond that. Junichiro Hironaka told
reporters. He called Ghosn’s escape “inexcusable.”
Ghosn confirmed in a statement Tuesday, December 31st, that he had arrived in Lebanon, saying that he would "no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant, and basic human rights are denied."
Ghosn confirmed in a statement Tuesday, December 31st, that he had arrived in Lebanon, saying that he would "no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system where guilt is presumed, discrimination is rampant, and basic human rights are denied."
Mr Ghosn was released on $9 million bail, then rearrested in April just after announcing plans to hold a news conference, before finally being granted a second bail for an additional $5 million under strict conditions, including that he not speak to his wife and become prohibited from travelling abroad.
How
he could have left Japan is still ambiguous. It is not known whether he was
holding duplicate passports - as some business-people are sometimes allowed to
do.
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