BEIRUT, Mar 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Japanese Deputy Justice Minister, Hiroyuki Yoshiie, said here, former Nissan chief, Carlos Ghosn, must stand trial in Japan.
“We told the Lebanese government, it is natural for Ghosn to stand trial in Japan,” the Japanese official said, at a news conference held in Beirut.
Yoshiie added that, he agreed with the Lebanese authorities to cooperate on this matter, without specifying the role of Lebanon in this regard.
Yoshiie met earlier with Lebanese Justice Minister, Marie-Claude Najm and Foreign Minister, Nassif Hitti.
He also met with Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, while expressing his country’s keenness to boost ties with Lebanon and cooperate on Ghosn’s issue.
Meanwhile, Aoun said, there is no extradition treaty between Lebanon and Japan.
The president added that, Ghosn had entered Lebanon “legally” using a French passport and a Lebanese identity card.– NNN-XINHUA
