Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn describes his arrest in Japan as a plot against him
Carlos Ghosn appeared defensive as he held a news conference in Beirut — his first appearance since fleeing Japan last month in a high-risk operation –– saying"I should never have been arrested in the first place."
The former auto industry titan dismissed all allegations against him as untrue, saying "I should never have been arrested in the first place." Media reports have said that he left his residence alone, met two men at a Tokyo hotel, and then took a bullet train to Osaka before boarding a private jet hidden inside a case for musical equipment. He flew to Istanbul and was then transferred onto another plane bound for Beirut, where he arrived on December 30.
An hour before the scheduled press conference, a Lebanese prosecutor said Ghosn will be summoned “in the coming hours” over a visit to Israel more than 10 years ago, according to the state-run National News Agency. Lebanese authorities have said Ghosn entered the country on a legal passport, casting doubt on the possibility they would hand him over to Japan. Lebanon last week received an Interpol-issued wanted notice — a non-binding request to law enforcement agencies worldwide that they locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive.
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