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Carlos Ghosn: UN tells Japan treatment of ex-Nissan boss ‘fundamentally unfair’ – The Guardian
UN says former executive should be compensated for ‘arbitrary’ detention, though it made no judgment on allegations against him
The former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosns multiple arrests and detentions in Japan before he dramatically fled the country last year were arbitrary, UN experts have ruled, urging Tokyo to pay him compensation.
In an opinion dated late last week and harshly condemned by Japan, the UN working group on arbitrary detention concluded that the process of arresting and detaining Mr Ghosn four times was fundamentally unfair.
The working group, made up of five independent experts who do not speak on behalf of…
