レバノンへ法務副大臣派遣　ゴーン被告逃亡受け

　森雅子法相は２８日の記者会見で、義家弘介法務副大臣を２９日～３月３日の日程でレバノンに派遣すると発表した。レバノンは日産自動車前会長カルロス・ゴーン被告の逃亡先。義家氏は３月２日に首都ベイルートで同国の司法相らと会い、逃亡事件に関する協力を要請する。
　森氏は「レバノンに日本の刑事司法制度について正しく理解してもらうことが重要だ」と強調。ただ、ゴーン被告の身柄引き渡しに関しては「レバノン内の法律なども考慮して対処しなければならない」と述べるにとどめた。（2020/02/28-09:51）

Japan will send a senior justice official to Lebanon to request the country's cooperation in responding to the escape of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Justice Minister Masako Mori said Friday.
   Japanese State Minister of Justice Hiroyuki Yoshiie will visit the Middle Eastern country, where Ghosn has taken refuge after fleeing from Japan while on bail late last year, for four days from Saturday.
   Yoshiie will meet with the Lebanese justice minister and others in Beirut on Monday to ask for their cooperation over the handling of the former auto tycoon, who has been indicted in Japan for alleged financial misconduct.
   "It's important to get Lebanon to understand the Japanese criminal justice system correctly," Mori told a press conference.
   On the possible handover of Ghosn to Japan, the minister said Japan needs to handle the matter by taking into consideration laws in Lebanon and other factors.