Japan Sees Nothing Wrong With Justice System Ghosn Called Rigged
- Experts say changes are needed to prevent wrongful convictions
- Lawmakers more concerned about clamping down on escapes
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Long before fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn fled trial in Japan and launched an attack on the country’s justice system from afar, another foreign businessman found himself at the mercy of Tokyo’s powerful public prosecutors.
Steven Gan, a U.S. citizen who had run a debt collection business in Japan for more than a decade, faced allegations in 2004 that he was not legally qualified to do so. When a prosecutor threatened him with more than a year of pre-trial detention, the American said he quickly agreed to sign a series of confessions and apologies.