Japanese official to visit Lebanon seeking Carlos Ghosn’s return

TOKYO: Japan will send its Vice Justice Minister to Lebanon to seek the extradition of ousted Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn who fled to Beirut from Tokyo last December, it was announced on Friday.

On Saturday, Vice Justice Minister Hiroyuki Yoshiie will travel to Beirut for a four-day visit and was expected to meet with Lebanon’s Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm, among other people, to discuss Ghosn’s return, Efe news quoted Japan’s Justice Minister Masako Mori as saying in a statement. “We must consider various elements, including Lebanon’s domestic laws and Japan’s position,” Mori said. “We would like Lebanon to correctly understand Japan’s criminal justice system, and strengthen cooperation in the judicial field,” she added. Ghosn, 65, was on bail in Tokyo awaiting trial expected for April 2020 over alleged financial misconduct while serving as Nissan chief. (IANS)

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