Interpol issues red notice for ex-Nissan boss Ghosn

The Japanese government called on the International Criminal Police Organization to request the Lebanese government to arrest the former Nissan chief, Carlos Ghosn.
Ghosn left Japan amid a trial for alleged financial misconduct. He is accused for underreporting his income for years. He denies the charges.
Sources close to Ghosn say he fled when he found out that one of the trials would be delayed until 2021. According to foreign media, he entered Lebanon on a private plane, using a French passport.
“I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system,” Ghosn said in a statement on 30 December.
Japanese prosecutors have launched an investigation into Ghosn’s escape. They searched the house where the 65-year-old resided before fleeing to Lebanon.
It was later found out that Ghosn had two French passports, one Lebanese and one Brazilian, and that the court allowed him to keep one of his French passports in a locked case, as it was necessary for him to possess a passport when he was released on bail.
As there is no record of his departure, Ghosn is believed to have violated the immigration control law. It is unlikely that Lebanon will hand him over as it has no extradition treaty with Japan.
Meanwhile, Turkey launched an investigation into Ghosn’s escape from Japan via Istanbul, after it was found out he used two different planes to fly to Istanbul and then to Lebanon. The police said it was not informed of Ghosn’s passage through the country, and announced it has detained seven people, including four pilots.