Overview

• The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Carlos Ghosn's attempt to nullify the international arrest warrant issued against him for corruption and influence peddling.
• Ghosn, residing in Lebanon since his 2019 escape from Japan, argued he could not travel to France due to a judicial ban on leaving Lebanon.
• The French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office has requested a trial for Ghosn and former Minister Rachida Dati, who is accused of receiving €900,000 for unperformed consultancy work.
• Ghosn also faces a separate 2022 arrest warrant in Nanterre for alleged misuse of corporate assets and money laundering involving an Omani distributor.
• The court's ruling reinforces ongoing judicial scrutiny of Ghosn as investigative judges deliberate on whether to proceed with a trial.