The escape of the former Renault Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan has been sharply criticized in the Japanese media. The newspaper “Yomiuri Shimbun” accused the ex-manager prosecuted for financial crimes by the judiciary. By leaving Lebanon, he “gave up the opportunity to prove his innocence and defend his honor,” the newspaper wrote on Wednesday.
Several media rated Ghosn’s escape as a mockery of the judiciary in Japan. The liberal newspaper “Tokyo Shimbun” wrote that Ghosn’s departure violated his bail requirements and “mocked the Japanese judicial system”. It is very likely that the trial against him will not take place now. His claim that he wanted to prove his innocence in court was questionable.
Some media also criticized the Japanese judiciary: the court’s decision to release the former top manager on bail now seems unwise. The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper quoted a leading prosecutor saying that what the prosecutor had predicted had now occurred. Their “careful work” to collect evidence against Ghosn in Japan and abroad is ruined.
A former Nissan manager was disappointed with Ghosn’s move in the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. “The entrepreneur who ran Nissan for so many years and was internationally known turns out to be that kind of person. I dropped my jaw. I don’t have the words,” the newspaper quoted the ex-manager.
It was announced on Monday that the 65-year-old Ghosn had fled to Lebanon. He said in a written statement that he had fled “injustice and political persecution” in Japan. He was no longer held hostage by the “manipulated Japanese judicial system”.
Ghosn is under investigation in Japan on charges of financial misconduct. He was imprisoned for around four months, but was released under strict conditions in the spring. The start of his trial in Japan was scheduled for the coming spring.
Source: Apa / Ag.
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