![(FILES) This file photo taken on April 25, 2019 shows former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn (L) being escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in Tokyo. Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is "unjustifiable" and he is thought to have left the country using "illegal methods", the Japanese justice minister said on January 5, 2020, in the first official public comments on the case. - Japan OUT
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Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn being escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn being escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in Tokyo, Japan. AFP
Japan calls former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's escape 'unjustifiable'
Mr Ghosn skipped bail and fled Japan where he was awaiting trial over multiple counts of financial misconduct
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05 January, 2020