"This case enabled Ghosn, a defendant of serious crime, to escape overseas," Hideo Nirei, the chief judge, said while explaining the judgement. "One year and a half has passed, but there is no prospect of the trial being held." Ghosn remains a fugitive in his childhood home of Lebanon, which doesn't have an extradition treaty with Japan. Greg Kelly, a former Nissan executive charged with helping Ghosn hide his compensation, is also on trial in Tokyo. Both Ghosn and Kelly deny the charges.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 05:26 UTC