Since Carlos Ghosn’s dramatic escape to Lebanon a year and a half ago to avoid trial in Japan, his main legal risks have shifted to France, where the former car executive is accused of siphoning Renault funds to pay for a yacht and his wife’s birthday party.

Starting on Monday, a delegation of French investigators are due to interrogate the former chair of Renault, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors in Beirut. Here are details of the French case and what’s at stake for him:..

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