Tag: Carlos Ghosn

Japan orders tighter immigration procedures after Ghosn flees country

TOKYO – Japan on Sunday said it would tighten immigration measures after former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled the country while on bail, its first official response to an astonishing escape that has transformed the executive into an international fugitive. Ghosn revealed on Tuesday that he had fled […]

Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn

BEIRUT/TOKYO – Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for fugitive former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, while Turkey launched an investigation into his daring escape from Japan. Ghosn has become an international fugitive after he revealed on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape what he […]

Carlos Ghosn to ‘vigorously’ defend himself in Japanese court: son

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will “vigorously” defend himself in a Japanese court this week after refusing to sign a confession in return for being released from custody, his son has told a French Sunday newspaper. The auto tycoon who has been held since his shock arrest in […]

Ghosn detention extended over Christmas and New Year

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court on Sunday extended his detention through to January 1. The court’s decision is the latest twist in a rollercoaster saga that has gripped Japan and the business world […]

Carlos Ghosn re-arrested over fresh allegations

Japanese prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations Friday, apparently dashing his hopes of being home for Christmas in the latest twist to a rollercoaster saga. The case of the once-revered 64-year-old tycoon has gripped Japan and the business world since he was arrested as […]

Japan court extends Ghosn detention

A Tokyo court on Friday extended the detention of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, local media said, after his arrest on allegations of financial misconduct that have shaken the auto industry. The extension means Ghosn could remain in a Tokyo cell for another 10 days while prosecutors investigate […]

Austere Japan detention quarters contrast with Ghosn’s globe-trotting lifestyle

TOKYO  – Japanese prosecutors have confirmed that Nissan’s arrested chairman, Carlos Ghosn, is being held in the spartan Tokyo Detention Center, its many rules and restrictions making for a stark contrast with his comfortable, globe-trotting lifestyle. Ghosn is most probably being held in a small 4.8-sq-m (52-sq-ft) room […]

Ghosn scandal: What we know

Carlos Ghosn, one of the world’s most influential executives, is under arrest in Tokyo, in a stunning fall from grace that raises questions about the future of his sprawling Franco-Japanese auto group. Details are starting to emerge about the allegations of financial misconduct against the 64-year-old executive, who […]

Auto titan Ghosn arrested over ‘significant’ financial misconduct

Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, one of the world’s best-known businessmen, was reportedly under arrest in Japan on Monday in a shocking fall from grace linked to allegations of financial misconduct. Japanese media said Ghosn had been arrested after being questioned by Japanese prosecutors for various improprieties including underreporting […]

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