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According to several media reports, Ghosn, the former chairman of Nissan Renault, successfully "fled" Japan, attracting attention both inside and outside the industry. On the night of December 30, 2019, Ghosn successfully left Japan and arrived in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. And issued a statement on Tuesday accusing Japan's judicial system of "taking guilt as the premise and ignoring basic human rights." In addition, Ghosn also said that a meeting with the media will be held in the near future.

Ghosn's escape made headlines one after another, which shocked the international community, and even "hit" the Japanese government in the face and easily fled in full view of the public. However, there are still many doubts about the incident, including whether he received help from the Lebanese government.

How did Ghosn escape?

According to foreign media reports, on Christmas Eve 2019, Ghosn invited a band to perform in his Tokyo mansion with the approval and supervision of the police. In the meantime, Ghosn was arranged to hide in a ready cello box and leave together. It is worth noting that the band members have always been members of special forces.

The rescue team then drove to Kansai Airport in Osaka, which is not only crowded but also heavily guarded compared to Tokyo Airport. Ghosn used a fake French passport to board a commercial airliner bound for Turkey and then transferred to Lebanon half an hour after landing in Turkey. How Ghosn escaped Kansai Airport from Tokyo and how to get on the plane is still in doubt.

But for hiding in the music box, Ghosn's wife said it was made up by the media, but still refused to give details of Ghosn's departure from house arrest. A person familiar with the matter revealed that the plan was carefully planned and only a few people knew about it.

With careful planning, does it have the support of the Government of Lebanon?

Lebanon said on the 31st that Ghosn entered the country legally and did not need to take legal measures, and that Lebanon had an extradition treaty with Japan, so Lebanon would not extradite Ghosn back to China at the request of Japan.

In fact, Ghosn, who is of Lebanese origin, lived in Lebanon when he was young, so he is very popular in Lebanon.

According to a person familiar with the matter, Ghosn was warmly welcomed by the local president after his arrival in Lebanon, and Ghosn also expressed "gratitude for the support of the other side." But the Lebanese president denied meeting with Ghosn. People familiar with the matter said they learned about the incident through Ghosn's description.

It is reported that a week before the incident (December 20), the President of Lebanon said that he had sent a request for the release of Ghosn to the Japanese side, but how the Japanese side recovered was unknown.

Nissan's savior, however, was found guilty of multiple charges.

As a big shot in the auto industry, Ghosn can be said to be the "savior" of Nissan-Renault, which bought Nissan when Nissan and Renault were on the verge of crisis. Ghosn, then vice president of Renault, was appointed as Nissan's chief operating officer in the face of crisis.

Increase profitability by cutting costs, through mass layoffs and cutting the supplier system. It helped Nissan and French carmaker Renault turn a profit and won the title of "cost killer".

According to internal reports from Nissan, Ghosn was arrested by the Special search Department of the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office after arriving at Tokyo Airport on November 19, 2018. There are a number of charges, including alleged understatement of income, transfer of personal investment losses, and misappropriation of Nissan funds.

But throughout the year, Ghosn denied all the charges and insisted on his innocence, accusing the Japanese authorities and Nissan of fabricating the charges.

Some outside "conspiracy theories" believe that the arrest of Ghosn is actually the practice of Nissan, hoping to regain its dominance, but Ghosn has the support of the French government, and Japan must launch a vigorous attack.

While awaiting trial on bail, Ghosn chose to "run away."

After Ghosn was laid, his wife traveled around, expressing doubts about the impartiality of the Japanese government. Whether Ghosn is wronged or not, it is almost impossible to escape conviction once he is charged with multiple charges in Japanese law.

During the bail period, Ghosn was required to live in Tokyo, not to go abroad, to give his passport to a lawyer for safekeeping, to obtain court approval for more than two nights of travel, and everything was under video surveillance. Even Ghosn is under close surveillance.

Outsiders believe that this way of house arrest to Ghosn is the root cause of the "great escape". A few days ago, after successfully escaping to Japan, Ghosn even said that the Japanese government "takes guilt as the premise and ignores basic human rights."

According to Ghosn's lawyer, Ghosn plans to hold a press conference on January 8. But people familiar with the matter said the exact date had not yet been decided, and Ghosn was worried about exposing the Japanese who helped him escape and was reluctant to divulge details.

It is worth noting that the end of Ghosn's statement is very intriguing: "I can finally communicate freely with the media and look forward to next week." Then we will know what Ghosn really thinks.

The arrest and escape of "Ghosn" undoubtedly made things worse.

Although Nissan's performance declined before Mr Ghosn's arrest, Japan's Nissan and France's Renault were the worst performers in 2019, down 23 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively. Among them, Nissan was most affected by Ghosn. According to the company's latest financial data, Nissan's operating profit plunged 70% in the third quarter of 2019, forcing it to lower its full-year profit forecast.

Nissan announced that it expects its operating profit margin to fall to 1.4% for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

In Ghosn's view, it may have been forced by the injustice of the Japanese government to have the plan. "I am not running from justice-I am avoiding injustice and political persecution." "I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be kidnapped by the manipulated Japanese judicial system, which carries out presumptions of guilt, rampant discrimination and deprivation of basic human rights," Ghosn said. it means that he has regained his freedom, which could have been spent in prison, albeit in a category that is not allowed by law. After the press conference, everything will suddenly become clear.

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