Ghosn claims injustice from Beirut, but Tokyo calls it unacceptable

Ex-Nissan chief accuses six former colleagues of conspiracy

TOGO SHIRAISHI and MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writers

January 8, 2020 23:02 JST

Updated on January 9, 2020 11:21 JST

BEIRUT/TOKYO -- Fugitive ex-Renault-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday night appeared before a select group of reporters in Beirut, dismissing charges of financial misconduct and reiterating that Nissan Motor executives and Tokyo prosecutors conspired to engineer his ouster.