Former President Ghosn's detention is "arbitrary detention" UN Human Rights Council Working Group November 24, 11:09
Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is fleeing to Lebanon in the Middle East, has been detained in a criminal procedure in Japan, the UN Human Rights Council working group says is "arbitrary detention." We have published a written opinion.
Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has been charged with four charges, including a small amount of his compensation in the securities report and a special back office that caused Nissan to spend money illegally. I fled to Lebanon in the Middle East last December while on bail.
The United Nations Human Rights Council's expert group, the Arbitrary Detention Working Group, has published a statement on its website dated 20th of this month regarding former President Ghosn.
In this, he pointed out that former chairman Ghosn was arrested four times in Japan and the detention was repeatedly extended, "I intended to avoid the detention deadline so that Mr. Ghosn could continue to be detained."
"Pre-trial detention is exceptional and should be done in the shortest possible time. Repeated detention was groundless under international law and was an abuse of illegal proceedings." He concludes that the detention of former President Ghosn is an "arbitrary detention."
The Working Group has called on the Government of Japan to take prompt remedies and conduct independent investigations, but the written opinion is not legally binding.
Minister of Justice Uekawa "Clear Factual Misconception"
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Justice Uekawa said, "It is said that a statement of opinion based on a clear misunderstanding of facts was published, which did not understand Japan's criminal justice system and relied solely on Ghosn's unilateral allegations. It's extremely regrettable and I can't accept it at all. "
He added, "We have just filed an objection as the government, and we will continue to provide information to the extent possible and correct the misunderstanding of the facts."
Ministry of Foreign Affairs "Not applicable to'arbitrary detention'"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a comment, "The criminal procedure against Gone has been carried out strictly by strictly implementing the proper procedures stipulated by law and while fully guaranteeing Gone's rights." "It does not fall under detention," he said. "The fact that the working group of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights came to this conclusion based on one-sided and limited information from Defendant Gone is the criminal justice system in Japan. It is very regrettable that it is not based on an accurate understanding of the situation. "
He allegedly filed an objection with the UN Working Group on the 20th of this month.