Japanese justice minister says Japan could press Lebanon to extradite ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn GlobeBusiness
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Japanese Justice Minister Masako Mori speaks about Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn during a press conference at her ministry in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Mori vowed to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions, given the flight of Ghosn. Mori told reporters at the ministry action has already been taken to prevent a recurrence, while declining to give details.
The ousted boss of Nissan and France’s Renault was forbidden from leaving Japan while awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct, which he denied. However he fled at the end of last year, saying he escaped a “rigged” justice system.Mori noted that as a general principle, Tokyo could possibly request extradition from a country with which it has no formal extradition agreement.
She did not elaborate on what would be required to guarantee reciprocity - the idea that benefits or penalties extended by one country to citizens of another country should be returned. She also did not say whether there were any Lebanese nationals in Japan that were wanted by authorities in their home country.
All government offices and most businesses in Japan have been shut for the New Year holidays, which formally ended on Monday.
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