Carlos Ghosn, the former head of the\nRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, harshly criticized Japan’s justice for the\nfirst public appearance after his escape from the Asian state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghosn denounced the arrest and said that everything that\nhappened to him was a conspiracy to keep him from driving the world’s most\npowerful car alliances – Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi. “For the first\ntime since this nightmare began, I can defend myself and speak freely,”\nsaid Ghosn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A former alliance chief executive was arrested in Japan a\nyear ago for fraud, including misappropriating company money to a car dealer.\nCarlos Ghosn denied these allegations and added that the Japanese judicial\nsystem “violates even the most basic principles of humanity.”\n“It is a system that is truly indifferent, regardless of righteousness and\nbasic civil liberties,” said the former director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He described some of the conditions he faced during 130 days\nin prison: I was allowed only 30 minutes to get out of the cell and shower\ntwice a week, in addition to the restrictions on medications. Interrogations of\nup to eight hours a day, with no English or French speakers among prison\nofficials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghosn also said that his arrest was made possible by Nissan\nexecutives who were concerned about problems at the company, fearing Nissan\nwould take over French auto maker Renault. “I was ready to retire before\nJune 2018, but unfortunately I accepted this offer to continue to merge the two\ncompanies (Renault and Nissan). Some of my Japanese friends believed that the\nonly way to get rid of Renault’s control over Nissan was to get rid of me\nfirst,” he told Reuters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghosn claims that his lawyer estimated that his problems with\nJapanese law would continue for up to five years. “It is not very\ndifficult to reach a result: you either die in Japan or you have to get out of\nthere,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Ghosn escaped from Japan, authorities in the Asian\ncountry are still trying to know exactly how this happened and announced\ntougher measures to prevent a similar situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ghosn is a French, Brazilian and Lebanese citizen. The\nJapanese authorities have withheld the passports of the former president of\nautomakers to prevent him from leaving the country. But Junichiro Hironaka,\nGhosn\u2019s Japanese lawyer, said he had legally obtained a second French passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, Japanese prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for\nthe wife of former Nissan President Carole Ghosn, accused of false testimony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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