Marko Hanželic
The judge in Lebanon is the former CEO Renault and Nissan to Carlos Ghosn ordered him to leave the home he had lived in for the past four years after escaping from Japan.
Ever since Ghosn breached Japanese bail conditions and fled the country on a private jet while hidden in a suitcase of audio equipment, he lived in a luxury $19 million property in Beirut. To his chagrin and that of his wife, on October 16th he was ordered to vacate the premises within a month.
Ghosn is not the owner houses. Instead, it is registered to a Lebanese company Phoinos Investment, which in 2019 initiated legal proceedings against Ghosn due to his stay there. The company claims it is "encroached on private property and that he lives in the house without a legal basis". A former industry executive claims that the company Phoinos Investment associated with Nissan and that she was "the property was purchased... for his residence, and a contract was signed with Nissan giving him the right to reside".
However, the judge found that it was Ghosn occupied the home only in accordance with the contractual relationship that connected it with Nissan, and that due to the termination of the relationship with Nissan "legal basis" it is no longer valid for his stay in the home, he reports Japan Times. His lawyer confirmed that Ghosn has appealed the decision and will support the appeal with documents from Japan that were not available during previous hearings.
Ghosn was initially accused of financial irregularities in Japan in 2018, but has been on the offensive since his escape in late 2019. Earlier this year, the 69-year-old filed a lawsuit with the Court of Cassation in Lebanon, in which Nissan, two other companies and 12 individuals on charges of libel, defamation, defamation, falsification of evidence and other crimes. Request $ 588 million for lost damages and costs and $ 500 million punitive damages.
