Carlos Ghosn in Beirut on January 8, 2020. - Maya Alleruzzo / AP / SIPA

Carlos Ghosn does not want to deal with justice on French soil. Installed in Lebanon since his flight from Japan and accused of financial embezzlement, he was however to be heard on July 13 by an investigating judge in Nanterre. To justify himself, the former boss of the Renault-Nissan Alliance mentioned a "technical obstacle" to his hearing, in an interview Monday with the daily Le Parisien .

Carlos Ghosn dreads crossing several countries

“My passport is in the hands of the Attorney General in Lebanon, because Japan has issued an international arrest warrant for me. I also want to be certain that my security is assured and that I am guaranteed freedom of movement, "explained Carlos Ghosn, adding that to go to France he must" cross other countries ". “No one can assure me that the trip will be without interruption, without accident. The judge could, for example, have me interrogated in Beirut where I am ready to answer all of his questions, ”said the former car magnate.

"I did not do the ENA"

Asked what he expected from France, Carlos Ghosn replied that he was "not naive ...". "I did not do the ENA, I do not have the usual connections of French employers, I do not belong to the establishment. The microcosm did not rightly consider me to be one of its own, ”he said. "I would like someone to explain to me, if I was bad, why was my contract renewed in June 2018, just a few months before my arrest in Japan? The Board of Directors, on which two state representatives sit, asked me as a whole to stay four more years. They knew everything about me: my strategy, my management, my personality, ”he observed.

Since he has been in Lebanon, Carlos Ghosn has been the victim of a “set-up” and has assured that he had “no other choice” than to flee from “partial” justice. In early July, an Istanbul court began trying seven Turkish nationals accused of helping him escape. According to the indictment, he was concealed during the journey in a bulky case for a musical instrument in which holes had been drilled to allow the fugitive to breathe.

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