Japan plans stricter border controls, more bail checks after disgraced Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape to Lebanon
Masako Mori told reporters at a news conference the ministry has already acted to prevent a recurrence but declined to give details. Speaking a week after Ghosn showed up in Lebanon, due to the New Year holidays in Japan, she defended the judicial system that he fled, insisting he would not get a fair hearing.
Mori declined to say who might be held responsible for such a high-profile flight, stressing it was still under investigation.“Japan's justice system allows investigating the facts while it ensures the individual basic human rights at the same time,” Mori told reporters at the ministry.But she acknowledged the case was being looked at under an ongoing review of the nation's judicial system, including introducing electronic tethers to monitor those out on bail.
Mori said each nation has its own judicial system and arrests are rarer in Japan than in other countries, suggesting arrests are made only when the authorities are fairly confident they have a case.French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said Monday that he was surprised by Ghosn's escape, He wants a broader investigation into suspected financial wrongdoing by Ghosn at the alliance between Renault SA, which is partly owned by the French government, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.
French investigators are investigating Renault. Le Maire reiterated calls for a broader probe into 11 million euros in questionable expenses at the alliance's Netherlands-based headquarters under Ghosn's watch. Details of Ghosn's stunning escape are unclear. But Turkish airline company MNG Jet said two of its planes were used illegally, first to fly him from Osaka, Japan, to Istanbul, and then on to Beirut, where he arrived on Jan. 30. He has not been seen since, but has promised to speak to reporters on Wednesday.Once an auto industry superstar, Ghosn was first arrested in November 2018.
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