Francois Zimeray, French lawyer for Ghosn, said that it had been
for Japan's prosecutors to prove Ghosn's guilt, not for Ghosn to
prove his innocence.
"It belongs to the prosecution to prove guilt and not to the
accused person to prove its innocence," Zimeray said in a
statement.
Japanese Justice Minister Masako Mori launched a rare and
forceful public takedown of auto executive-turned-fugitive Ghosn
after he blasted the country's legal system as allowing him
"zero chance" of a fair trial as he sought to justify his escape
to Beirut.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Richard Lough; Writing by
Matthieu Protard; Editing by Alison Williams)
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