Carlos Ghosn said that he would be giving a fair trial in France, after he was issued an arrest warrant for the most recent of several charges against him.

Ghosn, speaking to CNBC in Beirut on Friday, stated that he believed the French justice system would treat him fairly, even though it was not the same treatment as the media and the wider society.

According to Hadley Gamble, he said that he believed he could get a fair trial.

“I won’t get fair treatment,” he stated, noting the media coverage that seemed to be excessively focused on extravagant parties and spending while he was an auto CEO.

French authorities have issued Thursday an international arrest warrant to the Renault-Nissan former executive who was famously not allowed bail in Japan. fled to Lebanon in a box.

This warrant is related to an investigation of suspicious payments totalling 15 million euro ($16.2million) between Renault and an Omani auto dealership in the Ghosn era. It is alleged that there was money laundering and misappropriation, as well as corruption.

An arrest warrant was also issued to four other people, which included the current or former owners of Suhail Bhwan Automobiles.

The latest accusations are the latest against former car industry chief Ghosn. In Japan, he was arrested first in November 2018. He was charged with numerous financial frauds during his time at Nissan. Ghosn has denied any charges.

His surprise was that it had been discovered by him through an American newspaper. Wall Street Journal,The news broke Thursday.

Ghosn stated that it was “suspicious” the warrant had been issued at a time when there were upcoming French presidential elections. However, he stated that any hearing will be impartial regardless of which candidate wins.

CNBC was unable to reach spokespersons of the French government and justice ministry when they tried to contact them for comment.

“Fortunately, in France justice is somehow independent from the power of the political, which clearly is not the case with Japan,” he stated. Ghosn repeatedly criticised the Japanese legal system for continuing to pursue him over alleged financial misconducts during his tenure at Nissan.

Japanese officials have meanwhile refuted Ghosn’s allegations, and are defending Japan’s justice systems as “fair and open.”In 2020, Japan’s Ministry of Justice published an article of 3,000 words outlining its approach to criminals. CNBC reached out to the Japanese justice ministry spokesperson but was unable to get a response.

Ghosn’s spokesperson said earlier FridayTo clear his name, he said that he would gladly stand trial in France. The feasibility of this is still uncertain.

Ghosn can’t leave Lebanon, as he still faces an extradition request form Japan. Even though it seems unlikely that his request for extradition will be granted by Japan, his passport remains in the custody of Lebanese authorities.

Brazil’s-born auto titan, Carlos Carvalho was brought up in Beirut. He is also a citizen Brazil and France.
Lebanese citizens are protected against extradition.