We interrupt our year-end holidays to bring you the latest on the Carlos Ghosn vanishing act. We will be back Monday with our regular schedule.
- Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn – Lebanese judicial source – Reuters: Lebanon received an Interpol arrest warrant on Thursday for ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, a Lebanese judicial source told Reuters.
- France Won’t Extradite Carlos Ghosn if He Goes There, Official Says – New York Times: If the fugitive former automotive executive Carlos Ghosn were to go to France, … Mr. Ghosn, the former chief executive of Nissan and Renault, made a …
- From arrest to flight – key dates in the Ghosn affair – Reuters: Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn decided to flee Japan after learning that his trial had been delayed until April 2021 and also because he had not been allowed to speak to his wife, sources close to Ghosn said on Thursday.
- “Names? You know them.” From Lebanon, Carlos Ghosn Prepares To Settle Scores – Fortune: “Names? You know them.” From Lebanon, Carlos Ghosn Prepares To Settle Scores Fortune
- Turkey detains pilots over Ghosn’s escape through Istanbul – Reuters: Turkish police detained seven people, including four pilots, on Thursday in an investigation into how ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn transited through Istanbul en route to Lebanon after fleeing Japan, a police spokeswoman told Reuters.
- Unlike Ghosn, Nissan Can’t Escape Its Problems – Bloomberg: The Houdini-esque escape by Carlos Ghosn from his court-monitored Tokyo residence may be shrouded in intrigue, but one …
- Ghosn carried spare French passport while out on bail in Japan – NHK – Reuters: Japanese authorities allowed ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn to carry a spare French passport in a locked case while out on bail, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday, shedding some light on how he managed a dramatic escape to Lebanon.
- Tokyo prosecutors raid residence of former Nissan boss Ghosn – NHK – Reuters: Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday raided the residence of former Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman Carlos Ghosn, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said.
- Carlos Ghosn has tales to tell and scores to settle – LATimes: Carlos Ghosn has tales to tell and scores to settle Los Angeles Times
- Fugitive Ghosn met Lebanon president after escape – Reuters: Nissan’s former boss and international fugitive Carlos Ghosn is said to have been smuggled out of Japan by an undisclosed private security company.
- Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn to hold press conference on Jan. 8 – lawyer – Reuters: Nissan ex-boss Carlos Ghosn will hold a news conference in Beirut on Jan. 8, a lawyer for Ghosn said on Wednesday, two days after abruptly arriving from Japan, where he was under house arrest and accused of financial misconduct.
- Ghosn met Lebanese president after fleeing Japan – Reuters: Fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn met Lebanon’s president after his escape from Japan, where he was smuggled out of house arrest by a private security company, two sources close to Ghosn said on Wednesday.
And finally …
- Elon Musk Reveals How Carlos Ghosn Escaped Japan, Tesla CEO Reveals ‘Disguise’ [Photo] – Ibtimes: Less than a day after imprisoned Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, staged his spectacular and …