Lawyer of ex-Nissan chief appears before Lebanon prosecutors

lawyer for fugitive ex-Nissan chief, Carlos Ghosn, appeared before Lebanese prosecutors on Thursday over a n-binding Interpol-issued request to locate and provisionally arrest his client.

It was t immediately clear if Ghosn himself was at hearing, though local media reported that he was and that he h entered through a side door, reserved for judges and lawyers, to avoid reporters.

Leban last week received an Interpol-issued wanted tice, which is a n-binding request to law enforcement ncies worldwide that y locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive.

Ghosn showed up in Leban on Dec. 30, after an audacious and improbable escape from surveillance in Japan. On Wednesday, Ghosn spoke to media for first time since his escape in a 150-minutes press conference in which he railed at Japanese justice system, accusing it of violating his basic rights.

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Ghosn said he h trust he would get a fair trial in Japan, disputing all allegations against him as “untrue and baseless.”

Leban and Japan do t have an extrition treaty, and Interpol tice does t require that Lebanese authorities arrest him. authorities here have said that Ghosn entered country on a valid passport, casting doubt on possibility y would hand him over to Japan.

But in Leban, Ghosn separately faces possible legal action over a visit to Israel in 2008 after two Lebanese lawyers submitted a report to Public Prosecutor’s Office saying trip violated Lebanese law. two neighboring countries are technically in a state of war.

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