‘I’m done with Japan,’ fugitive Carlos Ghosn said after his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, during an interview with Reuters in Beirut. His wife Carole said, ‘I’m happy he did it’
BEIRUT - Carlos and Carole Ghosn, the former first couple of carmaker Nissan, are united again in Beirut. They hold hands in the street and whisper together in a mix of Arabic and French. They kiss.“I’m done with Japan,” said Carole Ghosn in an interview with her husband in a private house in Beirut.
“What they’re accusing me of is a bit of a joke,” said the 54-year-old Lebanese-American national, who spent many years as a fashion designer in New York and whose children live in the U.S. city. Tokyo prosecutors have said his allegations of a conspiracy are false and that he has failed to justify his acts.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn and his wife Carole Ghosn pose for a picture after an exclusive interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed AzakirJapan’s justice minister has said Ghosn’s escape from his trial could constitute a crime.Beirut has no extradition agreement with Japan and Ghosn’s legal team is pushing for him to stand trial in Lebanon.
Carlos Ghosn said he was determined up until late last year to stay in Japan and see through the investigation and his trial. On Christmas Day, he said, he realized the legal cases could last five years and decided to bolt.
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