sfnyc
Junior Member
๐จ๏ธ 1,119
๐๐ป 1,132
August 2017
|
Japan vs Carlos Ghosn: Who is right?, by sfnyc on Jan 13, 2020 5:46:51 GMT 1, Quick summary:
Japan's judicial system has a 99.9% conviction rate (not even talking about their pre-trial detention/ interrogation process and prisons which are notoriously inhumane). That makes Japan the most difficult country to get a fair trial or prove your innocence (Japan's judiciary historically argues that it is because their prosecutors only charge someone when they have indisputable evidence...!).
Carlos Ghosn is an auto industry CEO that saved Nissan from bankruptcy and was under arrest there following accusations from other executives saying that he misappropriated/misused company funds (lending himself company money which many CEOs do all over the world "legally").
Ghosn recently escaped his pretrial house arrest to Lebanon from Japan, knowing he had no chance of a fair trial there. Now Japan has issued an international arrest warrant to Interpol to get him back on trial.
Now I m not one to usually side with millionaire CEOs, but in Japan I do not believe most people get a fair trial. So did Carlos Ghosn do the right thing evading Japan instead of facing his trial? Which side is right or wrong in your opinion? What would you have done differently?
Quick summary:
Japan's judicial system has a 99.9% conviction rate (not even talking about their pre-trial detention/ interrogation process and prisons which are notoriously inhumane). That makes Japan the most difficult country to get a fair trial or prove your innocence (Japan's judiciary historically argues that it is because their prosecutors only charge someone when they have indisputable evidence...!).
Carlos Ghosn is an auto industry CEO that saved Nissan from bankruptcy and was under arrest there following accusations from other executives saying that he misappropriated/misused company funds (lending himself company money which many CEOs do all over the world "legally").
Ghosn recently escaped his pretrial house arrest to Lebanon from Japan, knowing he had no chance of a fair trial there. Now Japan has issued an international arrest warrant to Interpol to get him back on trial.
Now I m not one to usually side with millionaire CEOs, but in Japan I do not believe most people get a fair trial. So did Carlos Ghosn do the right thing evading Japan instead of facing his trial? Which side is right or wrong in your opinion? What would you have done differently?
|
|
moron
Junior Member
๐จ๏ธ 2,711
๐๐ป 1,051
September 2017
|
Japan vs Carlos Ghosn: Who is right?, by moron on Jan 19, 2020 16:27:23 GMT 1, Japan is right. At least they don't chop peoples arms off for stealing.
"Japan. In Japan, the criminal justice system has a conviction rate that exceeds 99%, including guilty plea cases. This has been attributed to low prosecutorial budgets impelling understaffed prosecutors to bring only the most obviously guilty defendants to trial" , wikipedia
www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c05401/order-in-the-court-explaining-japan%E2%80%99s-99-9-conviction-rate.html
|
|
