According to a court official, Lebanon questioned ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn after obtaining an Interpol red alert for his arrest but did not conduct any additional legal action against him.

“Judge Imad Qabalan quizzed Ghosn regarding the contents of the red notice in the presence of his legal representation,” the official said on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to comment on the matter.

The interrogation focussed on claims like “money laundering, misuse of authority… wasting corporate money,” among other things, according to the official, who added that Ghosn was eventually freed.

Earlier in May, Lebanon received the Interpol red notice, which is not an international arrest warrant but asks authorities worldwide to provisionally detain people pending possible extradition or other legal actions.

The notice was issued after France sought the arrest of Ghosn in April over suspect payments of some $16.3 million (€15 million) between the Renault-Nissan automaker alliance that Ghosn once headed and its dealer in Oman, Suhail Bahwan Automobiles.

Following the latest questioning session, Lebanon will send Ghosn’s responses to French judicial authorities, the court official said.

Lebanon, which does not extradite its citizens and has banned Ghosn from leaving its territory, asked France to send all evidence it has gathered against the former executive so that the judiciary can determine whether he can be tried in Beirut.

Carlos Ghosn — who holds French, Lebanese, and Brazilian citizenship — was initially due to stand trial in Japan following his detention there in 2018, but he jumped bail and fled to Lebanon.

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