Sina U. S. stock news on the 9th Beijing time, the former chairman of Nissan Ghosn, who fled from Japan to Lebanon, held a media conference in Beirut on Wednesday night to respond to questions.

At the meeting, Ghosn fully denied Japanese prosecutors' allegations that he failed to report his personal income, transferred money to his sister, and asked the company to pay for buying a house, stressing that he "should not be charged." and severely criticized Nissan and the Japanese government for their "cruel" treatment.

"they don't treat me like an adult, they treat me like an animal or an object, and I can only meet my wife with surveillance," Ghosn said. If I continue to stay in Japan, I may die in Japan. I feel like a hostage. "

The following are the main points of Ghosn's press conference:

Fully deny the accusation

On concealing income

Ghosn said that foreign directors hope to be able to pay through exchange rate contracts, which will not incur additional costs or losses to the company, which is a unanimous vote of the board of directors. many Nissan executives have signed the contract.

On the misuse of CEO petty cash

'The CEO reserve expenditure has a process, and a lot of people have to review it, 'Mr. Ghosn said. Of course, there are legal affairs first, then prosecutors, chief operating officers, and finally me. Every sum of money paid out of the CEO reserve has to be carried out in accordance with this process.

"it's not that I'm the only one who has my signature on it. After we have reached an agreement on the budget, there will be a lot of people signing it at the time of payment. It is false to say that the CEO reserve fund is that I took the money casually and then gave it to my friend. " Ghosn said.

About the complaint about Versailles: it is free to use

'they accused me of having an expense at Versailles, 'Mr. Ghosn said. We already have 1 million euros for Versailles, and they thanked me by letting me use the conference room. I invited many friends to Versailles to celebrate my 15th anniversary party. Versailles is free for us to use. I pay for their staff and meals, but there is a problem with the appearance of the payment in the account, which is not my personal moral problem.

About bribing dealers: the incentive fees to dealers are very normal

"the Middle East market is very important and I want to change the way they do business, so get local dealers to cooperate, and each time it turns out to be more profitable for the company," says Mr Ghosn. The prosecutor said that I have a special relationship with local people, so I give these incentive fees to dealers, in fact, these incentive fees are very normal. "

About misappropriating Nissan funds to buy real estate around the world: these properties are not mine

Ghosn said that they also said that I have real estate all over the world, but in fact, these are Nissan's real estate. They said that this is my private property held secretly. This was signed by two Nissan executives in 2013. I can use two Nissan houses in Brazil and Lebanon, which are company houses, and I can buy back these two properties after my service. This is not held in secret, it was signed by company executives at that time, and also signed by legal finance and local staff who bought the two properties in the name of the company, so this accusation is an accusation of my personal style.

On the consultation fee for relatives

'about my sister, they said I gave her a contract and she got a sum of money for nothing, 'Mr. Ghosn said. Why would she use them? because she is the president of the Chamber of Commerce in Rio de Janeiro, and he chose Rio de Janeiro as the choice of our new factory, which is a great choice for Nissan. Why is there this thank-you money? mainly because she made such a choice for us to facilitate the location and construction of this new factory, who signed this document, he said that I signed it. He said I hadn't noticed, and I didn't know I was signing the document. However, the prosecutor is satisfied with such an argument, and I do not agree with it.

Deny being a dictator: I've worked for Nissan for 17 years, and now I'm a dictator?

Ghosn said, "did you find out I was a dictator in 2018? During my 17 years of work, many university professors, including the world-renowned top business schools, have interviewed me to write these books on business management, and no one has found out that I am a dictator. Why didn't you find out I was a dictator until 17 years later? "

Inside story about the escape: no comment

Ghosn said: I will not disclose the escape plan, the baseless media attacks are planned by Japan.

Why flee Japan: if I stay any longer, I may die.

I have no choice but to flee Japan, says Mr Ghosn. "they (Japanese prosecutors) do not treat me as a person, but as an animal or an object. I can only meet my wife under surveillance. Their prosecutor is the boss and can do whatever he wants. They have been stalling for time. I think a quick trial is a human right that anyone should enjoy, but I have not enjoyed it at all. If I continue to stay in Japan, I may die in Japan. I feel like a hostage. "

Why did you choose to flee to Lebanon: consider convenient transportation

Ghosn said: "I left Japan without a cell phone, and no one followed me. I left alone, so this is a kind of persecution, an obvious kind of persecution." I have now escaped this persecution, so there are numerous reports that portray me as a villain. I left Japan because I want justice, as long as there is an unbiased court, as long as there is such an opportunity, I will seize such an opportunity. I choose Lebanon because I am Lebanese, I can choose Brazil, or I can choose France. But I chose Lebanon because of the convenience of transportation. "

Nissan conspiracy theory

My arrest was conspired by Nissan and prosecutors, Ghosn said. Ghosn said: "after more than 400 days of inhumane torture, I have no choice but to go. There is no evidence against me. They have not released all my documents." Why won't they let me hold a press conference. They harassed my wife and monitored all my actions. They told me from the beginning that I had to confess. They didn't want to find the truth. They just wanted me to confess. 14 months of pain was orchestrated by some people with ulterior motives and was an organized conspiracy. "

Whether the Japanese government is involved or not: we do not think that the highest level of Japan is involved.

"personally, I don't think the highest levels of Japan are involved," Ghosn said. I have to keep my promise, and I want to make sure that no more tension is created between Japan and Lebanon, and we're done here. I am willing to stand trial anywhere as long as I think I can get a fair trial, as long as someone can assure me. When I was in Japan, I asked my lawyer if he could get a fair trial. They were very embarrassed. This worries me because even my lawyer can't assure me of that. "

List of "behind-the-scenes"

Ghosn pointed out that in addition to Nissan, there were others such as Toyota and the Japanese government behind his arrest. "I can say that the relevant personnel of the Japanese government, but I am in Lebanon, I do not want to affect the interests of the Lebanese government and people, so I will not say the name of the government."

He made a list of Nissan executives involved in the plot:

Prenatal CEO Nishikawa Hiroshi

Daily antenatal senior management staff Toshiaki Onuma

Hari Nada, former head of legal affairs of Nissan

Nissan appoints committee director and former head of the Japanese Ministry of Commerce Masakazu Toyoda

Daily prenatal internal audit Hidetoshi Imazu

Yoshiki Kawaguchi, Nissan's former executive vice president of external and government affairs (Hitoshi Kawaguchi)

Nissan is nothing without me.

Nissan lost $40 million a day after I was arrested, Ghosn said. "you can see that Nissan has lost $10 billion in market value since I was arrested, and they have lost $40 million every day I was arrested. Therefore, from my arrest to the present, it should be said that 5 billion euros have been lost, with a loss of 10 to 20 million euros a day.

The Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance has collapsed.

'My future strategy for the three companies was very clear, 'Mr. Ghosn said.' now the alliance has collapsed and profits have fallen, 'Mr. Ghosn said.' I watched you lose a lot of opportunities. I can't believe it. They said they were going to turn Ghosn's era over. indeed, the fact now is that these three brands have no future.

About the international arrest warrant.

Ghosn: I know Interpol is looking for me and is communicating with my lawyer. I am much freer in Lebanon than in Japan, but I will not stop there. I want to prove my innocence.

Severely criticize Japan's judicial system: I am fleeing political persecution

Ghosn said that the Japanese judicial system lacks a sense of justice, the allegations they make are without evidence, and the Japanese judiciary is constantly stalling for time. "they detained me, kept reviewing documents, and spent 14 months persecuting me, and the content of their prosecution was slanderous and not rigorous at all." "I want to prove for myself that I have escaped political persecution and I hope that there will be a fair and free trial in the future."

The second trial was postponed to after 2021.

Ghosn: when I lost all hope of getting a fair trial, I made the decision to escape. At the trial in November, the judge told me that there would be a second trial in September 2020, and I was very happy at that time. But during the pre-trial stage, he told me that prosecutors are not allowed to conduct two trials at the same time, which means that I will not be able to conduct a second trial in September 2020. They put off the second trial until after 2021, and no matter what kind of defense we make, that fact will not change.

Willing to accept a fair trial: Japanese lawyers dare not guarantee

I am willing to stand trial anywhere as long as I think I can get a fair trial, as long as someone can assure me. My lawyer could not guarantee me at that time. When I was in Japan, I asked them many times. I said, can I get a fair trial? They were so embarrassed that they said we would do everything we could to get you a fair trial. This worries me because even my lawyer can't guarantee it to me.