CCTV News:The details of Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., who escaped under heavy supervision gradually became clear, and the multi-interest game involved in Ghosn’s case also surfaced, and the subsequent impact of his escape is still fermenting.
Japan Broadcasting Association: The suspected escape is related to the former US special forces.
Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., was forbidden to travel overseas on bail, but he secretly left Japan and arrived in Lebanon via Turkey on the grounds of evading unfair justice. According to the article, there are two men with American passports on the passenger list of Ghosn’s private jet going abroad, and one of them has the same name as a US special soldier who participated in the rescue of an American journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan in 2009. This seems to indicate that Ghosn’s escape plan involves former members of the US Special Forces.
Deutsche Welle: Ghosn illegally used a Turkish plane to escape.
Ghosn illegally used a charter flight to Turkey to escape from Japan, and then forged lease records with the assistance of airline employees and fled to Lebanon by plane. MNG, a Turkish private jet operator, announced that an employee had admitted to forging lease records to help Ghosn escape. The company stressed that this incident was personally committed by the employee. The company just rented the plane to two seemingly unrelated customers according to the normal process, and Ghosn’s name did not appear in the lease document from beginning to end. After learning that Ghosn illegally rented the plane, MNG Company was conducting an internal investigation and filed a criminal lawsuit.
The New York Times, USA: Lebanon faces an embarrassing situation.
Serhan, Minister of Justice of the caretaker government in Lebanon, said that the Lebanese authorities did not immediately respond to the red wanted order issued by Interpol to Ghosn, because Lebanese officials needed to study whether Ghosn needed to be summoned, questioned or detained according to the red wanted order, and to study the charges against Ghosn one by one. At present, Lebanon is in an embarrassing situation. Although there is no extradition agreement between Lebanon and Japan, Japan provides Lebanon with millions of dollars every year to resettle Syrian refugees. In addition, some Lebanese firmly believe that Ghosn is sheltered by high-ranking government figures, which greatly aggravates the sense of injustice and encourages anti-government protests.
British "Guardian": The follow-up has a wide impact
According to the article, Ghosn fled after being arrested, which seriously damaged his reputation; Japan’s judicial department was criticized for arresting Ghosn, and now it is even more questioned because Ghosn fled. It is speculated that Japan will ask Lebanon to extradite Ghosn, but it is not known whether Lebanon will agree to extradition. The commentary believes that the Ghosn case not only exposes the defects of Japan’s judicial system, but also involves complex foreign affairs. From this point of view, the subsequent impact of Ghosn’s arrest and escape will be multi-faceted.