Why did Ghosn escape? It is clear to understand these five questions.

During the New Year's Day in 2020, most of the attention of the automobile circle was attracted by carlos ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan. Ghosn was first arrested in 20 18, and still faces four charges, including underreporting huge income and transferring personal investment losses to Nissan. However, just as everyone was celebrating New Year's Day, Ghosn escaped from his closely watched Tokyo residence and appeared in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

Where the hell is Ghosn?

Ghosn was born in a Lebanese immigrant family in Brazil and holds passports from Lebanon, France and Brazil. After leaving his residence in Tokyo, he left the country through Osaka Airport and arrived in Lebanon on February 30th, 20 19 after a short stay in Turkey. The Lebanese Minister of Justice stated that Ghosn entered the country with a legal passport. Ghosn has not made a public appearance, but he has made two statements.

▲ Ghosn's residence in Lebanon

65438+February 3 1 Ghosn issued his first statement, which confirmed that he was already in Lebanon and stated that "he will not be held hostage by the artificially manipulated Japanese judicial system again. In Japan's judicial system, there are cases of presumption of guilt, rampant discrimination and deprivation of basic human rights. " In the subsequent statement, Ghosn said that the whole process of his escape was planned by himself and had nothing to do with his wife and family.

How did Ghosn escape?

The details of Ghosn's escape were not disclosed by himself. It is widely speculated that Ghosn took advantage of the Japanese government's holiday during the New Year. Ghosn was previously released on bail but was not allowed to leave Japan. His residence is monitored by a 24-hour surveillance camera and his passport is kept by a lawyer. In addition, he can only use the Internet in the lawyer's office and is forbidden to contact his wife. Recently, he was allowed to talk to his wife, but it also needs to be done in the presence of a lawyer.

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At present, the mainstream view is that Ghosn invited a band under the pretext of celebrating the New Year, and hired a private security company composed of former special forces to impersonate the band members. After the performance, hide in the piano case of the double bass. After leaving his residence, he did not leave Tokyo directly, but took a private charter flight from Osaka and arrived in Lebanon via Turkey. However, this statement has not been confirmed, and most sources indicate that they come from anonymous sources, which is still far from the truth. But what about MNG charter company in Turkey? Jet said that its plane was involved in Ghosn's escape, and an employee forged records for it, hiding Ghosn's name.

▲ Turkish MNG? Two planes from the jet company took part in the operation.

Why did Ghosn run away?

On October 2018165438+10 19, Ghosn was arrested by the Special Search Department of the Japanese District Prosecutor's Office and detained in a prison in Tokyo for investigation. During the investigation, Ghosn's lawyer was not allowed to be present and could not get in touch with his family. After being refused bail twice in a row, Ghosn was released on bail after paying a deposit of 654.38 billion yen 19 in March. But just a month later, Ghosn was arrested again. On April 25th, Ghosn was released on bail again after paying a guarantee of 500 million yen.

▲ Ghosn's residence in Tokyo

Before fleeing, Ghosn had been waiting for the trial scheduled for September 2020 at his residence in Tokyo, and this trial was recently postponed to April 20021. Japan's judicial system has a very high conviction rate, which is inseparable from its hostage justice. The so-called hostage justice is to force the suspect to confess by restricting personal freedom for a long time. This practice is often criticized in Japan.

After several additional prosecutions, Ghosn was suspected of violating the Company Law, the Financial Commodities Trading Law and other laws, and faced four serious charges, including concealing huge income and misappropriating public funds. If convicted, Ghosn will face up to 15 years in prison. Moreover, according to the high conviction rate of the Japanese judicial system, the probability of Ghosn being convicted is close to 100%.

Ghosn denied all the allegations and criticized Japan's judicial system in several statements. Guang Lai Ichiro, a member of Ghosn's lawyers' group, also said that Ghosn did not trust Japanese courts. Japanese prosecutors also believe that Ghosn's escape may be because he can't stand the long judicial process.

▲ Worried about family pressure is also a possible reason for Ghosn to flee?

Ghosn is not allowed to meet his wife. And at the beginning of 20 19 12, Ghosn's daughter and son were interrogated by Japanese prosecutors in the United States. This may also be another reason that forced Ghosn to flee. He believes that the Japanese authorities tried to force his family to confess by putting pressure on them.

How do all parties respond?

Japan raided Ghosn's residence in Tokyo on June 2, 65438/KLOC-0, and issued an Interpol wanted order to Ghosn. However, there is no extradition treaty between the Japanese and Lebanese governments. After the Lebanese government received the international wanted order, it did not send it to the judicial department. The wanted order only affects Ghosn's travel destination. If Ghosn doesn't take the initiative to come to the door, Ghosn's trial will not continue.

▲ The Japanese government raided Ghosn's residence.

Ghosn was born in Brazil, but spent most of his youth in Lebanon. As a Lebanese citizen, Ghosn enjoys a high reputation in the local area. Sources pointed out that Ghosn had met with the Lebanese President after returning to Lebanon. But the Lebanese government denied the news. Despite this, the Lebanese government believes that Ghosn entered the country legally. Although it has nothing to do with Turkey, Turkey has launched an investigation into Ghosn's transit record.

Nissan's future?

In the past few years, Ghosn has transformed Nissan from the brink of bankruptcy into one of the largest automobile brands in the world. After Ghosn left, Nissan's sales and profits continued to decline. Ghosn's successor, Hirohito Nishikawa, resigned after nine months in office because of suspicious income problems. At present, the CEO of Nissan is Shinichi Uchida, who was once the head of China business.

▲ Ghosn's successor Nishikawa Hiroshi also resigned due to economic problems.

In fact, Ghosn's imprisonment is believed by many insiders to be related to the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Ghosn also said that he was arrested because the Japanese government opposed its plan to further merge Nissan and Renault. Renault currently owns 44% of Nissan, while Nissan only owns about 15% of Renault. Ghosn's plan is to merge the Renault-Nissan alliance into a new company, and the original shareholders will get 50% of the shares of the new company. This is obviously what the Japanese do not want to see.

▲ Uchida, who was in charge of China business, took charge of Nissan.

About Ghosn's escape, at present, the information released by all walks of life is probably so much. Ghosn will hold a public press conference on June 8, 65438. By then, the truth of everything should surface.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.