Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as the former CEO of Nissan claims he is the victim of a plotLatest: Ghosn compares plot to Pearl Harbor attacksEx-Nissan chief claims he was a hostage in JapanGhosn names Nissan executives who plotted his demiseGhosn press conference highlights start hereCEO: I am innocent, and was ‘brutally’ taken awayTight security outside press conference 2.01pm GMT Ghosn also denies another key part of the case against him, that he illicitly used Nissan’s money to buy houses around the world.He produces a letter approving these payments, signed by former CEO Hiroto Saikawa (who Ghosn claims is a key conspirator against him). 1.59pm GMT Dozens of journalists were gathered outside Beirut’s press syndicate building for Ghosn’s press conference, including many who had flown in especially from Japan. They stood in the rain guarded by heavily armed Lebanese police officers, descending on each car that pulled up the building. The arrival of two black Toyota Land Cruisers around 3pm caused a flurry – until what appeared to be a group of private security officers emerged. Ghosn had appeared to use the temporary rush to enter the building unseen through a side entrance, and appeared in the conference room a few moments later. Continue reading…
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