Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will give a hotly awaited press conference in Lebanon on Wednesday, his spokesman said, offering clarity on his recent flight from Japan. Since arriving in his native Lebanon after skipping bail in Japan almost a week ago, the 65-year-old businessman has given few media statements. The circumstances of his flight from Japan, where he was under strict house arrest facing charges of financial misconduct, remain unclear. It was the latest twist in a saga that has gripped the business world and his escape from Japan has left authorities there red-faced and scrambling to defend their justice system from fierce international criticism. Ghosn himself has said he left Japan because he was no longer willing to be "held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system."

Source: The Guardian January 06, 2020 11:03 UTC