Tokyo prosecutors issue arrest warrants for Ghosn

Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is awaiting trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges. (Reuters)

• Carlos Ghosn fled to Lebanon, his childhood home, late last year

TOKYO: Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former US special forces soldier and another person suspected of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan, Kyodo news reported.
Prosecutors also issued a warrant for Ghosn for illegally leaving the country, Kyodo said.
Ghosn fled to Lebanon, his childhood home, as he was awaiting trial on charges of under-reporting earnings, breach of trust and misappropriation of company funds, all of which he denies.