Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity to defend himself.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Ghosn detailed how he plotted his brazen escape from Osaka. Ghosn was arrested in Japan in November 2018 on accusations of financial misconduct and fled to Lebanon a year later. He now faces multiple legal challenges in France after the Japanese accusations triggered scrutiny of his activities there.
Ghosn has denied accusations of underreporting his compensation and misusing company funds, contending he was the victim of a corporate coup linked to a decline in Nissan Motor's financial performance as the Japanese automaker resisted losing autonomy to French partner Renault.