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Lebanon yet to begin probe into Ghosn's escape from Japan

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Authorities in Lebanon have yet to begin their investigation into the escape of former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to the country late last year, the top prosecutor has said.

And I doubt they ever will because they really couldn't care less about helping Japan do something that everyone knows was completely illegal about the way Japan held Ghosn in custody while trying to force a false admission under duress. Japan should be charged by a world court for these actions if such a 'just system' existed.

4 ( +23 / -19 )

What needs investigating is Japan's horrendous "justice system."

10 ( +27 / -17 )

Shocking!

A bit like the way the UK government haven’t investigated the infamous 1944 Colditz escape....

2 ( +9 / -7 )

And the Japanese authorities still refuse to reveal a single detail about their airtight case... Warum?

2 ( +17 / -15 )

Last week Automotive News made it pretty clear:

Witness: Challenges to Ghosn pointless

https://www.autonews.com/executives/witness-challenges-ghosn-pointless

1 ( +5 / -4 )

So exactly a year has passed since Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon. Absence of extradition treaty does not mean that the country cannot arrest and extradite the internationally wanted criminal. It’s just that corrupt officials of a corrupt country are refusing to abide by the international law.

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Was so happy to hear he escaped the crap "justice" system here.

10 ( +26 / -16 )

If Japans faultless system of justice had sent their evidence of criminal activity then the Lebanon justice system would take action, but without evidence of any crime. What actions can be taken.? Pointing a finger outside of Japan not enough to convict anybody.

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Absence of extradition treaty does not mean that the country cannot arrest and extradite the internationally wanted criminal. It’s just that corrupt officials of a corrupt country are refusing to abide by the international law.

Considering that the Lebanese authorities have stated that Japan has yet to present them with any paperwork, then why should Lebanon arrest him?

I guarantee you if a Japanese citizen did something in Lebanon and fled to Japan, the Japanese government would not only demand paperwork, but probably paperwork in triplicate and more before they would even agree to letting their citizen be questioned, let alone arrested and extradited.

6 ( +22 / -16 )

Japan did protect Peruvian president Fujimori for a long time, giving him the Japanese nationality too, while Peru wanted him.

Lebanon will protect Ghosn, because the guy has many friends there and Japan not enough direct relationship and exchange with Lebanon to put pressure on.

Standby will last for a long time.

For Ghosn, pressure from France to Lebanon will be much a worry

9 ( +11 / -2 )

I guess the ""prosecutors"" havent yet gathered any evidence because they DIDNT need it for a ""trial"" in Japan LOL!!!!

13 ( +13 / -0 )

No rush. The J-prosecutors are just meticulously getting their ducks in a row while removing all the incriminating evidence against anyone at the top of Nissan with a Japanese surname

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Absence of extradition treaty does not mean that the country cannot arrest and extradite the internationally wanted criminal.

To extradite someone, the extraditing country needs a case. Japan hasn't submitted anything to Lebanon, so how can they process anything? Or is it that Japan really have no case?

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Love the down votes, but no rebuttal in writing? On this one without an actual explained reason for so many down votes, not just me, I take them as a compliment. Justice system in Japan is an entrenched system that has hardly moved from medieval times. It's a bizarre abomination that can't even wither scrutiny because it's flours are obvious a man on death row for 50 years gets a retrial? Another spent 30 years on death row Nepalise released because it was proven police prosecutors just made up evidence he was deported on release. Hadn't renewed his Alain card? It's a bizarre system and that's putting it mildly.

13 ( +13 / -0 )

Japan has a very rigged justice system especially if you are a foreigner. No chance in winning.

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Oweidat also said that Lebanese prosecutors have requested three times through Interpol that Japan forward the legal documents but have received no reply. Japanese authorities have also not asked to question Ghosn, he added.

Would any J-government supporters like to comment?

10 ( +10 / -0 )

The Japanese accounting system works this way. Accounting department has to report to kansayaku. Accounting check control. These kansayaku need a license from the accounting approval board. Therefore, rlos who do not read or write Japanese could have committed the alleged crimes by him

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5 ( +5 / -0 )

Carlos. himself. correction.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

Whatever nissan wants to say. Carlos can never commit those alleged crimes by himself.

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So exactly a year has passed since Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon. Absence of extradition treaty does not mean that the country cannot arrest and extradite the internationally wanted criminal. It’s just that corrupt officials of a corrupt country are refusing to abide by the international law.

What international law? Japan does'nt even have a legitamatete domestic law, let alone understand what it perceives as international law.

Lebanon has enough on its plate already... Its economy is circling the drain, its currency is worthless, unemployment is off the charts, Hezbollah is resurgent and the port, the center of their economy, blew up.

Lebanon is a growing viberant country with a proper legal system, unlike a declining country like Japan which has a Toytown judiciary. There really is sour grapes in Japan over this.

Japan's little scam (lets face it, it was really all about how much money Japan could milk out of a foreigner) as backfired in Japans face.

As for trying to use Ghosn's wife as a hostage, what a bunch of cheap and nasty little prosecutors, running a cheap and nasty little legal system.

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fake charges don't work outside of Japan when under logical scrutiny

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"requested three times through Interpol that Japan forward the legal documents but have received no reply"

well thats no surprise is it?

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I think the French investigation may cause Ghosn more concern than whatever Japan wants. France and Lebanon have very close relations at the highest level, with France putting all sorts of pressure on Lebanon over its economy. Also, since Lebanon has confiscated Ghosn's passport, he's still a prisoner in way, albeit in a luxury apartment no doubt. Plus that Interpol red notice will be stapled to his name forever until or unless he can get it removed somehow.

1 ( +1 / -0 )

Lebanon has more pressing matters than seeking injustice for the MOJ in Japan!

3 ( +3 / -0 )

Heck of a lot more pressing issues at the moment.

3 ( +3 / -0 )

Japan's little exhibition of moral superiority may have actually worked if correct procedures and protocols had been followed in the first place. But instead Japan played a cheap little Pearl Harbour tactic by inviting him to Japan under false pretences and arresting him art the airport.

Now Japan runs to interpol crying for his arrest.

Too late in many ways. The damage to Japan's integrity is beyond repair.

Look forward to reading Ghosn's book when it is published.

3 ( +4 / -1 )

I think Lebanon and France have bigger fish to fry than Japan's request for Carlos Ghosn's extradition. It is the least important problem they face.

2 ( +2 / -0 )

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