Carlos Ghosn, the former automotive titan who fled criminal charges in Japan, said his wife Carole and other family members played no role in his escape to Lebanon.
“I alone organized my departure,” Ghosn said in a statement issued through French public relations firm Image7. “My family played no role.”
French daily Le Monde had reported, citing unidentified sources, that Carole Ghosn organized the escape with the help of her brothers and their contacts in Turkey. In his statement, Ghosn described such reports as false.
The former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, who was awaiting the first of two trials in Tokyo, somehow evaded almost round-the-clock manned and video surveillance and heavy restrictions on his freedom of movement to flee to Lebanon.
From there, Ghosn released an email Tuesday decrying the “injustice and political persecution” of the Japanese judicial system. The 65-year-old faced charges of financial misconduct and raiding corporate resources for personal gain, allegations he denies.
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