Lebanon bans Ghosn from foreign travel

Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travelling yesterday after questioning him over an Interpol “red notice” of charges of financial misconduct in Japan, judicial sources said.

The 65-year-old businessman fled while awaiting trial on charges including allegedly under-reporting his compensation to the tune of $85 million.

His shock arrival in his native Lebanon last month was the latest twist in a story worthy of a Hollywood plot and prompted outrage from the Japanese government.

A “red notice” is a request to police across the world to provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action. It is not an arrest warrant.