Lebanon is unlikely to hand over Carlos Ghosn to Japan after the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman jumped bail and fled Tokyo where he was facing trial for alleged financial misconduct, Lebanon's acting justice minister said Friday.
"In the absence of any agreement with Japan in matters related to extradition, then the sovereign context that governs the situation is executed," said Albert Serhan after Ghosn fled to Lebanon to escape what he claimed is a "rigged" Japanese justice system.
Serhan also said in a telephone interview that 65-year-old Ghosn has the "right to be tried" in Lebanon where he is a citizen if he is suspected of committing any criminal act under the country's law.