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Fugitive Tycoon Ghosn: Ready to Stand Trial in Fair System

Associated Press

   BEIRUT - Nissan's fugitive ex-boss, Carlos Ghosn, on Wednesday
   described his arrest in Japan, from which he escaped last month, as a
   plot against him and his detention conditions as a "travesty" against
   human rights.

   In his first appearance since his daring and improbable escape from
   Japan, Ghosn told a news conference in Beirut that the decision to flee
   "was the most difficult of my life."

   He was due to stand trial for alleged financial misconduct at the
   automaker and on Wednesday again dismissed all allegations against him
   as untrue.

   With big gestures and a five-part slide presentation projected behind
   him, Ghosn brought his case to global media and said that his view was
   on fleeing Japan was: "You are going to die in Japan or you are going
   to get out."

   He quickly said he would not address the details of his escape, which
   has perplexed and embarrassed Japanese authorities.

   Media reports have said that he left his Tokyo residence alone,
   skipping bail and despite supposedly rigorous surveillance. He met two
   men at a hotel, and then took a bullet train to Osaka before boarding a
   private jet hidden inside a case for musical equipment. He flew to
   Istanbul and was then transferred onto another plane bound for Beirut,
   where he arrived Dec. 30.
   

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