Ghosn chose Lebanon because of supportive government: lawyer

Neither Lebanon nor France will extradite former Nissan chairman, attorney says

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A woman believed to be Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, leaves a house in Beirut, Lebanon, by car on Jan. 2. © Reuters

MAILYS PENE-LASSUS and TOGO SHIRAISHI, Nikkei staff writers

PARIS -- Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn chose to fly to Lebanon, escaping house arrest in Japan, because he knew the government there to be supportive, his personal attorney told Nikkei on Thursday.

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