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Interpol Sends Lebanon Notice About Fugitive Auto Exec Carlos Ghosn

A Red Notice has been sent by Interpol to Lebanese authorities. Though not an arrest warrant, officials in Beirut say Ghosn, a fugitive from Japanese justice, will be summoned.
The entrance of a house in Beirut, Lebanon, referred to in court documents as belonging to former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan where he faced criminal charges.

A wanted notice was delivered to Lebanese authorities today by Interpol for Carlos Ghosn, three days after the former head of Nissan jumped bail in Japan and surreptitiously fled to Beirut via Turkey. In a related new twist in this developing drama, seven people suspected of being accomplices in Ghosn's escape to Lebanon have been detained in Turkey.Interpol's Red Notice, as its notification to Beirut is , is not an international arrest warrant for Ghosn. It is simply, according to theBecause Lebanon has no extradition treaty with Japan, Serhan indicated Lebanon would "follow its internal laws" in the case.

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