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BEIRUT, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Lebanon might carry a journey ban on ousted Nissan 7201.T boss Carlos Ghosn if recordsdata pertaining to his case don’t arrive from Japan inside 40 days, caretaker justice minister Albert Serhan stated in a press release on Friday.
Ghosn fled Japan to Lebanon, his childhood house, final month as he awaited trial on costs of under-reporting earnings, breach of belief and misappropriation of firm funds, all of which he denies.
His dramatic escape has raised tensions between Japan and Lebanon, the place Ghosn slammed the Japanese justice system at a two-hour information convention on Wednesday, prompting Japan’s Justice Minister to launch a uncommon and forceful public response.
Lebanon has no extradition settlement with Japan.
Serhan stated within the assertion that he had met with the Japanese ambassador to Lebanon and reaffirmed the significance of the connection between the 2 nations.
He additionally stated that Ghosn’s spouse Carole may even be questioned by Lebanese prosecutors when authorities obtain an Interpol discover for her.
“Carole will probably be topic to the identical procedures that have been adopted for (Carlos) when the purple discover was acquired from Interpol.”
Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carole for alleged perjury associated to the misappropriation cost in opposition to her husband.
A spokeswoman for Carole stated that she had voluntarily returned to Japan 9 months in the past to reply prosecutors’ questions and was free to go with none costs, including that the warrant was “pathetic”.
(Reporting by Hoda Monem; Writing by Nadine Awadalla and Dala Osseiran; Enhancing by Susan Fenton)
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