This archive report was first published on 9 January 2020.
Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former chairman of Nissan, has spoken out against his arrest in Japan, describing it as a plot against him and his detention conditions as a 'travesty' against human rights.
At a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Ghosn denied all allegations against him, stating that he 'should never have been arrested in the first place.'
He also claimed that the decision to escape Japan, where he was due to stand trial for alleged financial misconduct, was the 'most difficult of my life.'
Ghosn's daring escape has left Japanese authorities perplexed and embarrassed, with reports suggesting that he smuggled himself out of Tokyo and onto a private jet hidden inside a case for musical equipment.
He flew to Istanbul and then onto another plane bound for Beirut, where he arrived on December 30.
Ghosn's arrest was linked to a decline in Nissan's financial performance, and he claimed that some of his Japanese colleagues thought that the only way to get rid of Renault, of which he was also chairman, was to get rid of him.
He stated that 'there was no trust' and that he welcomed the opportunity for the truth to come out and have his name cleared.
Published on January 9, 2020, by AFP.
