BEIRUT: Carlos Ghosn claimed on Thursday he organised his dramatic escape from bail in Japan alone as the disgraced auto tycoon enjoyed his first days of freedom in Beirut despite an Interpol arrest notice.
His surprise return to Lebanon just before New Year's Eve raised fresh questions over his judicial status and marked the latest twist in a saga that has rocked the automotive and business world for more than a year. His escape caused deep embarrassment in Japan, where prosecutors launched an investigation into the security lapse and on Thursday searched his residence.
According to Japan's Kyodo news agency, Ghosn was smuggled out with the help of two private security operatives who pretended to be part of a music band for a Christmas party at his residence. More details could emerge when the former tycoon, who was first arrested in November 2018, speaks to the press in Beirut next week.Ghosn denied through the Paris-based agency handling his PR that his family had anything to do with his escape.
The second was a private jet to Beirut, a Bombardier Challenger 300 TC-RZA, which left 45 minutes later, according to the Turkish news agency DHA.NHK reported that the court in Tokyo had allowed Ghosn to keep a second French passport so long as it was kept"in a locked case" with the key held by his lawyers.Although Ghosn was restricted to his lush Beirut home only by the media's glare, not all in Lebanon welcomed his return.
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