- Title: French government minister "very surprised" by Ghosn's move to Lebanon
- Date: 31st December 2019
- Summary: YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (FILE - MARCH 2019) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF NISSAN HEADQUARTERS NISSAN LOGO BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FRANCE (FILE - FEBRUARY 14, 2019) (REUTERS) RENAULT HEADQUARTERS
- Embargoed: 14th January 2020 09:16
- Keywords: Agnes Pannier-Runacher Ghosn Lebanon Renault-Nissan alliance justice
- Location: PARIS, BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT & MAUBEUGE, FRANCE/ YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
- City: PARIS, BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT & MAUBEUGE, FRANCE/ YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
- Country: France
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA005BCB243R
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: French junior economy minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said on Tuesday (December 31) that she was "very surprised" by news that Carlos Ghosn had left Japan and flown to Lebanon, adding she had heard of it via the media.
Pannier-Runacher also told France Inter radio that, regarding Ghosn, no-one was above the law but Ghosn would have access to French consular support as a French citizen.
Ousted Nissan boss Ghosn confirmed he had fled to Lebanon, saying he would not be "held hostage" by a "rigged" justice system and raising questions about how one of the world's most-recognized executives escaped Japan months before his trial.
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