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Japan condemned the report of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, issued last week, in which it stated that “Ghosn’s arrest and detention four times was fundamentally unfair.”
The task force, made up of five independent experts, stated that “their criticism is not related to the accusations directed against Ghosn, but to the circumstances surrounding his arrest.”
The experts explained that the conditions of his detention were “unusually strict”, especially the second time he was arrested when he was denied any contact with his wife or lawyer.
The experts called on Tokyo to “take steps to correct Ghosn’s situation without delay”, adding that “the proper solution is to award Ghosn compensation in a way that does not contradict international law.”
The expert group is reported not to speak on behalf of the United Nations and their views are not binding on implementation.
Attorneys for the former Nissan boss, Francois Zimeray and Jessica Fennell, praised what they described as a “courageous decision” and said it marked a crucial turning point.
The Japanese government rejected the results, saying it “deeply regrets that experts provide opinions based on limited information and biased allegations, and not on an accurate understanding of Japan’s criminal justice system.”
Ghosn was reportedly arrested due to financial corruption allegations in November 2018 when his private plane landed in Tokyo, and he was released on bail after a few months, but was again arrested three more times and spent a total of 130 days in detention before to flee to Lebanon and reach Beirut. December 30, 2019.
Ghosn, a Brazilian born with dual French and Lebanese nationality, denied the accusations against him.
