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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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
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.