Geneva: A committee of human rights experts affiliated with the United Nations has said that Carlos Ghosn, a former top official of Renault-Nissan, Taken into custody. He appealed to the Japanese government for compensation.
In its opinion published on Monday, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that Ghon’s arrest in late 2018 and early 2019 was “arbitrary”. He called on the Japanese government to address the issue immediately.
A four-member group of independent experts called on Japan to conduct a “full and independent investigation” into Ghon’s detention and called on the government to “take appropriate action against those responsible for violating his rights.”
Ghon, 66, who has French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship, led Japanese automaker Nissan for two decades and almost pulled it out of bankruptcy. He was arrested in November 2018 on charges of treason, misusing company assets for personal gain and violating security rules. He denied these wrongdoings.
In December, he fled Japan to Lebanon on bail, which means he will not be tried in Japan. Interpol issued a notice against him but his extradition from Lebanon is unlikely.
Ghon accused Nissan and Japanese officials of conspiring against Nissan to prevent full integration with its French alliance partner Renault SA.
