Carlos Carlos Ghosn, in front of Nissan Motors The chairman and CEO completedthe "shadowed" mission a week ago and, as promised, held a pressconference on Wednesday (January 8) in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

Ghosn, who successfully fled Japan, said in his first e-mail statement since hefled last Tuesday that he "has finally been able to communicate freelywith the media and expects that everything will begin next week." Ghosnsaid, "I did not escape Law. I just escaped injustice and politicalpersecution. "

At 15:00 local time, Ghosn entered an interview room of about 70 square meters,a small space surrounded by hundreds of reporters from around theworld. Ghosn looks good in a black suit, white shirt, red and whitediagonal tie.

At the beginning of the meeting, Ghosn declined to discuss the details of hisdeparture from Japan. "I won't say how to leave Japan, althougheveryone is very interested in the process," he said.

"From November 19 last year, I was brutally taken from my world and lostcontact with my family-Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi-completely. For the firsttime since November 18, Free. I am grateful for the opportunity to be with myfamily and those I love. "Ghosn was extremely angry about what happened inthe past 400 days, and this excitement almost occupied him for the next two anda half hours.

"A year ago, I complained about my innocence in front of the media andJapanese judges and prosecutors. I was trapped in handcuffs. I was held insolitary confinement in Japan for a long time. I have not contacted the outsideworld for more than 6 weeks Now. In the absence of a lawyer, I was tortured byJapan for more than 8 hours a day. I do n