Japan minister flying to Lebanon to make case for Ghosn's return
Reuters
Published Feb 27, 2020 10:35PM ET
Japan minister flying to Lebanon to make case for Ghosn's return
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's vice minister of justice is traveling to Lebanon this weekend to try to make the case that fugitive ex-Nissan (T:7201) Chairman Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan.
Hiroyuki Yoshiie will leave Tokyo on Saturday and meet with Lebanese justice minister Albert Serhan on Monday, Japan's justice ministry said.
The former leader of the Renault (PA:REN)-Nissan automaking alliance made a sensational year-end escape from Japan, where he faces trial for financial crimes. He denies the charges.
Ghosn said he fled to his childhood home of Lebanon to clear his name. Lebanon does not have an extradition treaty with Japan.
Ghosn returned to Twitter late on Thursday for the first time in more than a month, soliciting signatures for a petition for the release of fellow former-Nissan executive Greg Kelly, who was arrested at the same time.
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