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© 2020 AFPGhosn's escape breaks up legal 'dream team'
By Hiroshi Hiyama TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Yubaru
Wow, parting shots here by the media? If he is one of the "dream team" I hate to see what a "regular" lawyer is like!
Disillusioned
It was pretty clear that, even the 'dream team' of defense lawyers were not going to be able to get Ghosn off the hook of Japanese injustice.
Akie
Ghosn is a nightmare.
commanteer
I had the opposite impression, that he was likely to get off in the end. That's part of the reason the prosecutors dragged it out so long. They were determine to postpone the day of judgement, hoping that some new evidence would be dug up, that Ghosn would die, or that people would forget about the trial.
A 65 year old man was looking at spending the rest of his life separated from his wife and fighting in court. No wonder he skipped.
Cricky
This lawyer must be the one who is responsible for the 0.1% of acquitted people. Not stunning but note worthy in Japan.
sakurasuki
In case anyone still having difficulty in understanding why Ghosn did what he did.
Hervé L'Eisa
The guilty verdict was predetermined even before Ghosn was lured into coming to Japan for a supposed meeting that was never actually meant to be held. It was simply an entrapment ruse, and Kelly was by-catch. No justice in the modern sense whatsoever. Medieval skullduggery.
Jeff Ko
Dream team or not, u have no hope when ur opponent is a prosecutor AND a judge.
puregaijin
not yet. Wait for it :-)
Sparky Santos
Japan’s legal system is based on Napoleonic Law.
Ghosn just confirmed his guilt by fleeing. He simply made Japan’s case.
He’s a fool.
Aly Rustom
why isn't THIS being talked about more in the Japanese press.
exactly and that's why
couldn't have said it better myself.
can't blame him. But this is textbook Japanese style blaming the foreigner when they are in the wrong.
Aly Rustom
this is interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4FSR0rQUh8
talaraedokko
Stay tuned for tonight’s press conference.
David Shawn Kanda
Too bad and a boo hoo hoo. Ghosn did the right thing by fleeing. The Japanese court system is notorious for lengthly trials. And his being banned from seeing his wife was ludicrous anyway. If I were in the same situation and had been granted bail, I too would have done the same thing.
On all counts, the Japanese are the losers. They let him go by allowing him bail and Ghosn was smart enough to use it to his advantage.