Japan issues arrest warrants for a former U.S. special forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan boss Ghosn out of the country.
The arrest warrants come days after prosecutors searched the Tokyo office of Ghosn's former lawyer.
Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon, Reuters reported last week. The two countries have no extradition treaty and Lebanon does not typically hand over its nationals. Ghosn's legal team is hoping to hold the trial in Lebanon, where the former auto executive has deep ties and hopes to clear his name.
Ghosn has struck out at what he has called Japan's unjust judicial system and said the alternative to fleeing would have been to spend the rest of his life languishing in Tokyo without a fair trial.
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