Carlos Ghosn is in a far nicer prison today. The former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance and now-wanted fugitive fled the Japanese judicial system for the safety of Lebanon in a dramatic made-for-movies escape. He left a prison system condemned internationally for violating human rights and will not return to Japan; Lebanon does not extradite its citizens. While Ghosn is reunited with his wife at their Lebanon home, he cannot travel: A Red Notice issued by Interpol for his extradition at Japan's request makes him a prisoner within the country. Still, the situation is markedly better than the alternative for the man who led one of the world's largest automotive conglomerates until his surprise arrest on November 19, 2018, for under-reporting income. In a video interview with MotorTrend from his home in Beirut, Ghosn says he is physically fine after his ordeal, despite his isolation during imprisonment in a cell with a straw mat and rolled up mattress. He says he was required to sit on the floor for hours, creating numb legs and a sore back, was granted 30 minutes of fresh air on weekdays, and underwent lengthy daily interrogations without legal representation. "I don't wish my worst enemies to go through the system," he says, calling it a joke, masquerade, and a show.
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