France will not extradite former CEO of the French-Japanese automobile alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Carlos Ghosn, if he returns there, French Secretary of State for Finance and Economy Agnes Pannier-Runacher told the BFM television on Thursday, APA reports citing TASS.
"If Carlos Ghosn returns to France, he will not be extradited, because the country never extradites its citizens," she stressed. "We apply the same rules to Mr. Ghosn that exist for all other citizens."
When asked about France’s cooperation with Japan in the Ghosn case, she noted that "the country will not send a request for his extradition to Lebanon, since this case is being handled by Japan." "Charges against Ghosn have been brought by Japan rather than France, and Japan has no extradition agreement with Lebanon," she said.
Carlos Ghosn who fled Japan where he had been under house arrest facing a court trial in Tokyo in spring held two French passports. On December 31, Ghosn confirmed that he was in Lebanon.
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