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		</div><p>Japan’s justice minister has vowed to strengthen border departure checks and review bail conditions after Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn fled the country.</p>
<p>Masako Mori told reporters at a news conference that the ministry has already acted to prevent a recurrence but declined to give details.</p>
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<p>Mr Ghosn skipped bail while awaiting trial on various financial misconduct allegations and later said from Lebanon that he did it to escape injustice.</p>
<blockquote><p>Japan’s justice system allows investigating the facts while it ensures the individual basic human rights at the same time</p></blockquote>
<p>Ms Mori declined to say who might be held responsible for such a high-profile flight, stressing it was still under investigation.</p>
<p>She said Mr Ghosn left illegally, denouncing it as an “unjustifiable” crime.</p>
<p>“Japan’s justice system allows investigating the facts while it ensures the individual basic human rights at the same time,” Ms Mori told reporters at the ministry.</p>
<p>“It is set with appropriate procedures and it is operated appropriately.”</p>
<p>She acknowledged the case was being looked at under an ongoing review of the nation’s judicial system, including introducing electronic tethers to monitor those out on bail.</p>
<p>“We are aware of the criticisms,” Mr Mori said, referring to human rights advocates’ descriptions of Japan’s legal system as “hostage justice”.</p>
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<p>Mr Ghosn and others say Japan’s system takes too long and is inhumane.</p>
<p>He was banned from meeting with his wife while out on bail and preparing for his trial has taken about a year, and a date has not been set.</p>
<p>Mr Ghosn was detained, twice, for a total of 130 days before he was released on bail a second time.</p>
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<p>Takashi Takano, one of Mr Ghosn’s lawyers in Japan, said he felt sad and betrayed that Mr Ghosn did not try to win a verdict of innocence in court, but also expressed an understanding at how he might have lost hope with the Japanese judicial system.</p>
<p>Mr Ghosn had been charged with under-reporting his future compensation and breach of trust in diverting Nissan money for his personal gain. He insists he is innocent.</p>
<p>His bail has been revoked and Interpol has issued a wanted notice. Japan does not have an extradition treaty with Lebanon but Ms Mori left open the possibility Japan could seek Mr Ghosn’s return.</p>
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