Lebanon rejects Japanese request for Ghosn extradition

Ex-Nissan chief will be tried in Lebanon if necessary: official

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Carlos Ghosn will not be extradited to Japan but could still stand trial in Lebanon. © Reuters

MOMOKO KIDERA, Nikkei staff writer

ISTANBUL -- Lebanon's judicial authorities have rejected a request from Japan to extradite disgraced former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail and fled to the Middle Eastern country at the end of last year.

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