BEIRUT —
Lebanon has questioned ex-Nissan
boss Carlos Ghosn after receiving an Interpol red notice for his arrest but did
not take new legal measures against him, a court official said Monday.
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“Judge Imad Qabalan interrogated Ghosn in the
presence of his legal representative over the contents of the red notice,” the
official said on condition of anonymity as he is not authorized to speak on the
issue.
The questions centered on allegations including
“money laundering, misuse of power... squandering company money” and others,
the official said, adding that Ghosn was later released.
Earlier in May, Lebanon received the Interpol red
notice, which is not an international arrest warrant, but asks authorities
worldwide to provisionally detain people pending possible extradition or other
legal actions.
The notice was issued after
France sought the arrest
of Ghosn in April over suspect payments of some 15 million euros ($16.3
million) between the Renault-Nissan automaker alliance that Ghosn once headed
and its dealer in Oman, Suhail Bahwan Automobiles.
Following the latest questioning session, Lebanon
will send Ghosn’s responses to French judicial authorities, the court official
said.
Lebanon, which does not extradite its citizens and
has banned Ghosn from leaving its territory, asked France to send all evidence
it has gathered against the former executive so that the judiciary can determine
whether he can be tried in Beirut.
Ghosn — who holds French, Lebanese and
Brazilian citizenships — was initially due to stand trial in Japan following his
detention there in 2018, but he jumped bail and fled to Lebanon.
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