ゴーン被告、逃亡先で裁判開始　日産などに１４７０億円賠償請求―レバノン

　【カイロ時事】日産自動車前会長のカルロス・ゴーン被告が日産などを相手取り１０億ドル（約１４７０億円）を超える損害賠償を求めた裁判が１８日、逃亡先のレバノンの裁判所で始まった。レバノンの司法関係者が明かした。
　ロイター通信によると、ゴーン被告は５月、名誉毀損（きそん）や重要証拠の改ざんなどを訴え、日産を含む３社と複数の日産関係者を対象に訴訟を起こした。ゴーン被告は７月のオンライン記者会見で「報復ではなく、自分の権利を取り戻すため」と説明していた。（2023/09/19-06:39）

A trial started Monday in Lebanon in a case filed by former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn for suing the Japanese automaker and others for over 1 billion dollars in damages, Lebanese judicial sources said.
   In May, Ghosn, who is now in Lebanon, filed the lawsuit in the Middle Eastern country against three companies, including Nissan, and multiple Nissan officials on defamation and evidence tampering allegations, according to Reuters.
   In an online press conference in July, Ghosn said he launched the suit to restore his reputation, not to retaliate.
   Ghosn was arrested in Japan in November 2018 on suspicion of not recording part of his executive compensation in Nissan's financial statements in violation of the financial instruments and exchange law. He additionally faced special breach-of-trust charges under the companies law later for his alleged misappropriation of Nissan funds. He fled to Lebanon in December 2019 while on bail awaiting trial.