France urges Japan to respect Ghosn's legal rights

France's foreign minister on Saturday urged Tokyo to ensure consular protection and the presumption of innocence in talks with his Japanese counterpart over the case of Carlos Ghosn, after the re-arrest of the former Nissan and Renault boss in Japan.

Nissan is facing more strife after its former chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested on suspicion of financial misconduct. Source: AAP

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Published 7 April 2019 10:14am

By Saleem Al-Fahad

Source: AFP

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Jean-Yves Le Drian said he had talked about the Ghosn case with Taro Kono on the sidelines of the meeting of Group of Seven (G7) foreign ministers in the French resort of Dinard.

Their talks came a day after a Japanese court ruled Ghosn must remain in custody until at least April 14 following his re-arrest in Tokyo.

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