Fugitive Ghosn says he was treated ‘brutally’ by Tokyo prosecutors
Nissan-Renault alliance has lost its way, former boss says at first public appearance after escape
08 January 2020 - 20:01
Beirut — Carlos Ghosn, speaking publicly for the first since his dramatic escape from Japanese justice, told reporters in Beirut he had been treated “brutally” by Tokyo prosecutors, who he accused of conspiring with Nissan to oust him as head of the carmaker.
Wearing a blue suit and red tie and speaking defiantly, the one-time titan of the car industry told a packed news conference on Wednesday he would not have faced a fair trial in Japan and would have been tied up in appeals there for five years...
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