‘“We welcome a courageous decision from an independent and respected authority, that undeniably establishes Mr. Ghosn’s detention was arbitrary, he was denied his right to impartial justice, and his treatment was unfair and degrading.” his lawyers, Francois Zimeray and Jessica Finelle, said in a statement.’
By decision dated 19 August 2020, the French Supreme Court has ordered the immediate and unconditional release of our client illegally detained in France upon extradition request from the Russian authorities. After several attempts filed in vain, we succeeded in getting a clear-cut sentence quashing a Court of Appeal judgement. The Supreme Court decision is a welcome reminder that all laws – including those enacted in a state of health emergency (such as during Covid-19), hence restricting the rights of the defence – are to be interpreted strictly.
“A recording from a parliamentary session in Japan exposes that Japanese authorities held a seminar in Paris where they incited Japanese mothers to abduct their Franco-Japanese children from France to Japan. (…)”.
“In an exclusive interview with The Japan Times, former French ambassador and renowned human rights lawyer Francois Zimeray said he joined the legal team to ensure Ghosn receives a fair trial and views Ghosn’s treatment under Japan’s criminal defense system as problematic”.
“(…) Francois Zimeray, a French lawyer who served as former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s ambassador-at-large for human rights, believes his client, Ghosn, has a strong case to make for the dismissal of the charges against him.
Ghosn’s treatment at the hand of Japanese authorities resulted in multiple violations under the international covenant, Zimeray argued in a recent interview with Breakingviews at his apartment in Paris a day before heading to Japan to see Ghosn.”
““It is time to condemn the human rights violations of which the Tokyo prosecutor is guilty,” Francois Zimeray, wrote in France’s Journal du Dimanche, adding that there had been “serious breaches of the duty of impartiality such as staggering collusion with Nissan and the political authorities.””
The Washington Post recounts the complaint which Jessica Finelle filed before the UN Human Rights Council: “Fichot and Perina, along with seven other fathers and one mother, and on behalf of 14 children from the United States, Canada, France, Italy and Japan, filed a formal complaint to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council arguing that Japan was grossly violating the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction.”
Jessica Finelle filed a complaint before the United Nations Human Rights Council, accusing Japan of conducting a pattern of serious violations of the rights of the child.
Jessica Finelle explains how Mr Ghosn’s re-arrest, after being released under bail, was intended to muzzle him as he was about to speak for the first time and expose his arguments of defense.