Carlos Ghosn walks out of CZ interview: 'I've been denied any possibility to talk' | Conflict Zone

[@larbibenlarbi6235]

You could see nissan money 💰 dripping off the reporter's pocket, probably the single worst interview I've ever seen

[@cochinaable]

I suspected that from the get go... very obvious that he is in on the plot...

[@neojon4871]

Shame on DW. I’ve conducted business in Japan for decades, a friend of my is from Shinto family, and he’s close to the royal family in Japan. To understand Mr. Ghosn’s claim, you have to understand Japanese culture. Japan has its unique cast system, and Japanese has very strong nationalistic pride. Nissan means “made in Japan” literally. Japanese doesn’t want a brand that bears the name “Japan” fallen into foreigner’s hand. French Renault has about 43.6% of the voting power in Nissan. There is no way the Nissan executives could get rid of Mr. Ghosn. They came up with a fall proof strategy that is to utilize their corrupted legal system.

[@motecho6876]

Ghosn did the right thing leaving this "interview" that was set to damage his reputation.

[@dennistani1986]

What REPUTATION??????????

[@motecho6876]

@@dennistani1986 sebastian's questions were cleverly crafted to trick Ghosn and undermine his reputation.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

@@dennistani1986 He was offered the position of CEO at Général Motors. How's that for a reputation?

[@Sail-away]

well let's say to worsen his reputation, bbecause it's already tarnished

[@motecho6876]

@@Sail-away it's not Japan or Nissan who're the real mastermind behind Ghosn's downfall. A bigger organization who's been removing or maiming auto execs recently. These are the same people who got Sergio Marchionne killed. Japan and Nissan are just dumb proxies or patsies. This reporter sebastian belongs to that underworld org.

[@markandary9311]

Ghosn did the right thing leaving this interview.. what a shame from DW to have such "journalists" ... what a shame!

[@harry8201]

Im not fully aware of the case but it does seem somewhat odd that he would try to trash the justice system in France and Japan two strongest democracies in their respective region.

[@Атласварвар]

As for Japan, i don't know, but france justice system is absolutely unfair and it's is very biased against poor people and immigrants (both legal and illegal) also french lawyers are very underpaid and mistreated by the government, and france also has corrupt prison system that encourages alot of perrusctions so that jails fill up and make lots of money, there some respectable judges in France but in general France justice system is corrupt and broken

[@romycta]

@@harry8201 Before making this statement will be wise to do a little research. Japan has one of the worst justice systems in the world. And if you bother to do a little research in the case too, you will find out as this guy was BIG played out by his companies(Renault and Nissan).

[@harry8201]

@@romycta I beg to differ. Japan is one of the most democratic and free nations in the world. If he is afraid of being found guilty in Japan, then good luck because he's definitely going to be found guilty in any western European country

[@zainkhalil21]

@@harry8201 ….. Japan has a 99.4% criminal prosecution rate. The UN calls japans judicial branch the “hostage Justice system”. Watch less manga and do more research. This is a political case not a criminal or economic one.

[@ilijatrojanovic8619]

No defender of Ghosn, but this just goes to show what a terrible interviewer Tim Sebastian is. Amazed he’s gotten this far...

[@haneytr3s]

No defender of Tim Sebastian but the name of his show is "Conflict Zone."

[@jasonmoser8957]

100% - remember him from the BBC - he was brutal. Couldn't believe he still has a job.

[@oasisneko1]

Why not defend Ghosn? The man is a hero!

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

@@oasisneko1 omg BS LOL!!

[@sounsliti4055]

Couldn t agree more ! What a rude journalist !

[@ceychungyu7462]

Tim Sebastian is failed TV host, from Al Jazeera, he conducts the interview, to host his ego, not to allow the guests to explain their position. The facts of the case is whether this should be a criminal investigation, of evasion of tax, The board of Nissan should all be prosecuted, along with Goshen for having agreed to his retirement benefits, it has not been paid or accepted. That he was held hostage, for a long period of time without access to family and held incommunicado is persecution of a foreigner. None of the Nissan board members are arrested. This a coup by the board members who were jealous of Goshen success, with the connivance of the public prosecutor. Goshen, should be given a medal for walking out of mediocre interview.

[@azores-pv6ft]

Right on. Sebastian should leave this business and start a shoeshine business. He has never managed anything in his life.

[@yazeednayel5507]

Well said.

[@khaledb6580]

The coup was to stop the alliance not because of jelousy, the rest of your comment is right

[@ben-salem]

This guy does not deserve to be called a journalist. what an embarassement! even fox news would think he's too biased

[@bellagracethegoldenqueen3727]

😂😂😂

[@tysonpunch2954]

You’re right I’m living in Japan mr Carlos is not lying he was not allowed to make any press conference everybody knows that😂😂

[@cochinaable]

Would you say he is working for Nissan to discredit Ghosn?

[@rabbit251]

I have lived in Japan for 18 years. I am also a retired attorney. I agree Ghosn that he would never get a fair trial in Japan. The government can hold you in jail until your trial which can take over a year. You are totally at the mercy of the prosecutor. Japanese executives have done worse things than what Ghosn has done like the Mitsubishi truck execs who were held and at court were found guilty and were sentenced to probation despite that their truck tires killed 2 people and the execs tried to cover it up. Just 2 years ago Kobe Steel managers were discovered falsifying quality reports and NO ONE was arrested despite it being fraud. (One of companies I worked for bought steel from them and shipped it to the US to make bolts in Toyota cars. Toyota doesn't allow any of the companies to use US parts. I believe this is why they are covering it up I believe because the cascade effect on Japanese products would be astounding. The US FTC should have looked into that.

[@janmsavage]

surely DW could find an educated person for the position of a journalist?

[@RosenIvanovPetkov]

This is the most biased journalist out of Fox News I've ever watched.

[@dutchmaritime6]

😂😂😂 true

[@cbk222]

watch him interviewing Lee Kuan Yew... former prime minister of Singapore ..and he got what he deserved..

[@azores-pv6ft]

I wish the interviewer would have done more research before asking the questions. He seems to be trying to promote himself instead of trying to get the correct facts. I think DW should fire him. He look like a rundown looser.

[@jaybenz344]

He can't even pronounce Ghosn name properly! An indictment for DW

[@Rayflower352]

Like how nissan filed criminal charges against him?

[@cochinaable]

It is so clear that Tim Sebastian is taking Nissan's side ... was he recruited to be in the plot against Carlos Ghosn?

[@mattisimo]

This reporter clearly has an agenda.

[@mistieblue9]

Yes! You’re right! He is sleeping in the same bed with Japan! Shame on him!

[@QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ0]

Or the reporter regular white racist

[@mikicerise6250]

Conducting an actual interview? xD

[@countonme9893]

He is paid by nissan

[@mistieblue9]

@@countonme9893 Like your comment 👏👏👏👏🙏

[@jadoei13]

Japan has a conviction rate of 99%, so he has a point to an extend. Whether the rest of what he says is true or not is a very different question though

[@Chris3s]

yea the japanese justice system is convoluted

[@quirrow]

Does a high conviction rate means a justice system is flawed? Why could not it be that the Japanese Prosecution does not engage in frivolous prosecution until there is hard evidence? That could also jolly well explain the high conviction rate. Makes more sense especially when you think of the Japanese approach to engineering and food. That is the product they launch or sell is near perfect.

[@FuriousImp]

@@quirrow Sounds very reasonable to me.

[@jadoei13]

@@quirrow That is indeed part of the story, but it is more complicated than that. I could try to explain what Evan Hadfield explained in his video but I would suggest you watch it yourself, it's a good one. His channel is Rare Earth and the video is Why Every Japanese Criminal is Guilty.

[@obiwanduglobi6359]

@@jadoei13 The high conviction rates reflect case selection and low prosecutorial budgets; understaffed prosecutors present judges with only the most obviously guilty defendants.

[@bossdeman]

I fully support Carlos Ghosn and his walk off from Tim Sebastian. He's had enough of innuendos.

[@maherushka]

Common logic is "accused until proven guilty" ... unless you're a journalist then obviously it's "guilty until proven accused"

[@ibec69]

I don't think accused means what you think it does.

[@alial-fakih2302]

You deserve it Tim. You are unhonest interviewer. Not due to this interview only but, even in other interviews at your program Conflict Zone.

[@MarttiSuomivuori]

This should happen more. Tim Sebastian considers himself the moral superior of Carlos Ghosn and somehow entitled to force his ideas down the throat of the former number two business magnate of the world. Ghosn has had it with the Japanese, who charge him with a crime that is not a crime. "What really happened" should have been the theme, not about the French or the Japanese "trusting" him 1996-2018 when he was at the helm of Nissan-Renault.

[@patrickedmunds2835]

In MANY interviews, with numerous leaders, and corrupt despot's representatives, he is by far morally superior

[@khaledb6580]

not only him, many journalists now take that entitled stance...I feel that the modern journalists are replacing priests...you cannot end centuries of religious practices, the moralisation aspect remains, but in another form

[@wpdaffue3966]

Tim Sebastian is, unfortunately, way beyond his expiry date.

[@cochinaable]

And could he have sold out to Nissan? How much did they pay him if that is the case?

[@neojon4871]

Shame on DW. I’ve conducted business in Japan for decades, a friend of my is from Shinto family, and he’s close to the royal family in Japan. To understand Mr. Ghosn’s claim, you have to understand Japanese culture. Japan has its unique cast system, and Japanese has very strong nationalistic pride. Nissan means “made in Japan” literally. Japanese doesn’t want a brand that bears the name “Japan” fallen into foreigner’s hand. French has about 43.6% of the voting power in Nissan. There is no way the Nissan executives could get rid of Mr. Ghosn. They came up with a fall proof strategy that is to utilize their corrupted legal system. Shame on DW for not reporting the fact.

[@mohamadakkad5680]

DW must apologize to Mr. Ghosn and air a professional, factual, and unbiased story of what really happened.

[@becharaelhajj1424]

The reporter lacks professionalism

[@NathanCroucher]

@Quester Of Truth Bigots the biggest threat to the world.... Not those responsibly for CC

[@aminesakr8077]

Mediocrity and arrogance embodied in mr Sebastian, i now have hard questions to you 💵

[@cochinaable]

Hard question.... here is one really hard question... How much did Nissan pay Tim Sebastian to try to destroy Ghosn?

[@robertharrington4405]

Well he’s right about the justice system in Japan

[@FuriousImp]

Is he?

[@maahir3039]

@@FuriousImp @Jan Cloosterman Japan justice system motto is “ you're guilty until proven innocent” and they have 99% conviction rate.

[@jirikrajnak9047]

He's also a criminal.

[@nakanik8375]

are you japanese? lol why so racist

[@oasisneko1]

@@jirikrajnak9047 You do not know the details.

[@tajdar]

The interviewer seems self-righteous and deeply entrenched in their own version of events. Felt like I was watching a piss poor cross examination conducted by a clearly biased prosecutor.

[@tumdeax]

Not really, its an interviewing style that the BBC has called "Hard Talk" they use the interviewing style.

[@tajdar]

@@tumdeax Yes, and it's outdated, much like this man. These tactics might have seemed appropriate at a time, but what they reflect in times of greater sensibility, is that the interviewer is highly out of touch with the sensibilities of his present time, and therefore.... insert what I said above (:

[@henrylkefi3640]

great reaction from carlos ghosn ; since the reportage ; its clear they want to humiliate ghosn but hes aware abt that techniques ...... BRAVO

[@observer2192]

Typical interviewer trying to present government justice as proper justice. The English think that Japan has a great justice system just look at the statistics of conviction rate.

[@dutchmaritime6]

It's 99% !!! Unbelievable

[@JimmyGGG]

The English? I'm English and don't think that!

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

@@dutchmaritime6 T 0 seconds ago you should do more research not only on comparing the conviction rates with other developing countries like USA but why Japan's conviction rate is so high

[@cbk222]

he is not interviewing, he said he is asking questions, it's more like bashing and imposing or shuffling his value system into the guests' throat...

[@fern8580]

This mr. Sebastian has worked badly on his file, he is aggressive, unfair in his questions,...

[@ginlane2867]

Maybe you think this guy should just get a free ride?

[@fern8580]

@@ginlane2867 Mr Ghosn, from a Lebanese school, and from a Brazilian childhood he was received, on merit, in the schools of the "French elite", which is very rare in France when you are not recommended by Dad teacher or Mom teacher. After that he fulfilled all his missions at Michelin, and made Renault and Nissan, (two state and political companies), 2 industrials companies exceeding the competition! He deserved more consideration from Tim, in that exchange.

[@mazinq75]

Tim Sebastian should be a prosecutor. He attacks his guests, it seems like he’s only satisfied and pleased with an interview if his guest pleads guilty to whatever he’s accusing them of. Of course I’m not generalizing here but I watched a couple of his interviews and I can’t remember an interview where he was convinced or satisfied with a guest’s answer.

[@84Aliking]

This is his style it is a hard talk interview and he puts pressure on the guest to make him or her speak out the truth, so i am not sure why you called him as a prosecutor. Hence, this is the moderation style by many anchormen in the western world and it is not like the Arab World and frankly speaking Carlos was very weak in accusing the Japanese Judicial or Justice System because he never gave any proof on why he called it a hostage system, and the way he behaved is like a fugitive and looking into his eyes and weird behavior it shows what kind of crook he is !!

[@nr655321]

He should move to Japan.

[@Chronicles_of_a_Layman]

You are more of a prosecutor than an interviewer. What kind of attitude is that ???? You are just unprofessional , if I would be you I will start to grow tomatoes than do journalism

[@PeacEDevriM]

It Is called real journalism. These CEOs and politicians get used to talk with coward and sold journalists in the dictatorships. So when they start to talk with a Real one, they just run away in a few min.

[@verandisoldusty6834]

The programme is called Conflict Zone, you may want to look up what the word Conflict means.

[@dagob5484]

ghosn committed one error in all this , he was born arab . if he was born american , japan would be apologizing by now .

[@marouanelabyad8547]

He was born in Brazil

[@dagob5484]

@@marouanelabyad8547 weird , i don't see brazil defending him , i only see lebanon. this make my point even more accurate . if he was a white brazilian , brazil would be doing lebanon's job right now , but he was an arab in brazil , sooo good luck.

[@スカイハイ-q9e]

@@dagob5484 In Arab they will execute him in public.

[@Lebpride85]

@@スカイハイ-q9e not true

[@Lebpride85]

@@marouanelabyad8547 his ethnicity is Arab . His mom and his dad are arab Lebanese, so he is arab. Doesn’t matter where he is born . Bloodline is Arab and he speaks fluent in Arabic.

[@SeventiesVet]

I'd like to see how Tim Sebastian would react if imprisoned on invented charges and kept in isolation with no outside access. Maybe he could then empathize (an emotion he seems to lack) with Ghosn's situation.

[@pascalelhakim6738]

This reporter hasn’t learned anything from talking with people. What an annoying male infant. He wasn’t loved as a child, clearly.

[@christos1936]

This is not an interview but a trial and the horrible interviewer is interrupting very rudely each answer

[@uninstaller2860]

For plugging his book? I wanted to hear real answers.

[@Rolexator]

What a prejudiced interviewer. Totally unqualified and unprofessional. Can someone retire him?

[@dennistani1986]

Here in the United States, we have an old saying. "The truth will set you free". In ghosen's case, when you hear the truth, "RUN AWAY". He recently said, "I don't think I can get a fair trial in France also" I guess when your corrupt, everyone else is the enemy.

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

exactly LOL!! This is a total excuse he's making to escape from the justice. He knows he will be ok in Lebanon as he HAS NOT YET committed such a crime in Lebanon LOL. He will say the same when he did "OMG LEBANON ISN'T FAIR SO I'LL GO TO BRAZIL" LOL!!!

[@carolemouzannar2977]

The journalist didn’t do his homework before interviewing the ex CEO of the biggest car conglomerate,. He was making assumptions and indicting without listening. Clearly he had prepared a paper from which he was reading and not willing to establish any proper conversation. It is a shame !

[@aln339]

He was asking Faire questions.

[@Xydorf]

@@aln339 Not if you consider a 99% convinction rate in Japan...

[@marvinegreen]

When I worked for DoD in Japan the lawyers representing marines said that the Japanese courts agreed with the police report 97% of the time. So really what happens is: the investigation is the trail and this guy has been found guilty by the testimony of his former underlings. It is a much faster and more efficient system but "justice" is more susceptible to cultural prejudice and this guy being a foreigner gaijing with former underlings being his accusers probably didn't stand a chance. Given the chance I would have recommended he make a run for it.

[@Adson_von_Melk]

There are many tough journalists but no one has forced two people (another being Josep Borrell) to walk out of an interview in a short time. If Sebastian doesn't understand how to talk to people he should consider changing his job.

[@jamesbulatao237]

Journalists that interrupt mid-answer are not journalists.

[@Alfadrottning86]

actually, when someone prattles on, changes subjects and ties lie onto lie .. you should interrupt eventually and ask to elaborate more. Good journalists are not tied to decorum but to finding out the truth among the lies and deceptions, the derails and what-about-isms.

[@Feefa99]

@@Alfadrottning86 that's true, otherwise it would be very shallow conversation

[@marcoscarvalho1976]

Let the guy answer the questions :(

[@WolfBlitzer691]

Is this an interview or a sort of legalized verbal hostility? Seriously Mr. Sebastian.

[@crazylegshawn]

dude just asked regular questions, if Carlos couldn't handle real questions why did he take the interview?

[@bangonkali]

I somehow feel like this guy was just doing his best and former colleagues trying to pull him down. Kinda difficult in Japan though because of how their culture and legal system works. Unfortunately this interview made me sympathize for him more. Though I know this guy's crazy rich but still sometimes it's kinda obvious when other rich people lie and when others act on principle. Unfortunately because he's rich he is an easier target because a lot of people will really want to bring this guy down. 😂

[@리주민]

That is kinda his thing though. If Sebastian or another Conflict Zone host were to do regular questioning, it would not be Conflict Zone. That being said, I don't blame Carlos. He had to endure Japanese prosecutorial questioning and probably didn't research how Conflict Zone conducts interviews.

[@Gentmatable]

@@crazylegshawn his tone ! did u listen to him !?

[@crazylegshawn]

@@Gentmatable it's okay, he always interviews like this. Usually he is even more intense if the subject is dishonest.

[@mohammadabu-saada4955]

The ‘interviewer’ sounds more like a magistrate hired for an autocratic power!

[@cochinaable]

Or is he part of the Nissan plot?

[@mindtwister1984]

Carlos got his message out the way he wanted and used Tim as his platform.🤣😂😂

[@mojabaka]

Bravo Ghosn. There is no justice in Japan, especially for foreign nationals. Meanwhile the UN and US still ignore all of Japan's human right violations, just because of political reasons.

[@老外-s7f]

This guy crushed the Japanese managers.. thats why this case exists.. he is more successful than the Japanese managers.

[@sankujamatia525]

Ok then why he's not in France?

[@老外-s7f]

@@sankujamatia525 France had a treaty with Japan.

[@ahmadal-khaldi2663]

Who hired this guy, what a joke of an “interviewer”

[@jeromedevilliers8593]

True

[@Juandinggong]

This piece of work reporter is so hostile to Ghosn.

[@buzztrucker]

If you're innocent why would you try to sneak out of Japan?

[@mahbubmo]

The interviewer tone proves to me he is fishing for something. Point taken.

[@tocreatee3585]

thats what journalist supposed to do.

[@jmus6494]

He has a habit of disappearing

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

when things don't go his way. That's what Nissan executives know as well LOL

[@PhilGregoryFX]

Regardless of Mr Ghosn legal status, I found Tim Sebastians interview style deliberately hostile, aggressive and one which Mr Sabastian had obviously pre-judged Mr Ghosn. Jumping on people and cutting them off mid-sentence is a lazy form of interviewing designed to rattle the interviewee, and Tim, annoyingly, does this all the time. I want to hear the answers and not Mr Sabastians constant interruptions. An unfair interview. The possibility exists that Mr Ghosn is indeed being used as a political football on trumped up charges, so I don't blame him for wanted to escape Japan, as there was practically zero chance of a fair trial. Make Lebannon your home Mr Ghosn and do what you can to help your host country improve it's standard of living for all Lebanese people.

[@karimzahr2224]

100%

[@HidyoX]

You do realize the program is called Conflict Zone, right? And this is how Tim Sebastian does his shtick in terms of interviewing people, even back to his HARDtalk days with BBC. Its like you're expecting to go to a car wash and not wanting your car to get soaked.

[@PhilGregoryFX]

@@HidyoX There is a big difference between asking challenging questions and being aggressive and rude because you have not really got any difficult questions to ask. This interview was a hit job and repeatedly jumping on people, being rude and not allowing them to answer the questions, is not quite the same as asking difficult questions. Also I am more than aware of the title and Tim's career path thanks, which has taken a somewhat downward trajectory in recent years, probably due to him being marmite and not everyones cup of tea.

[@hardcore476]

The idea of the show's to put the screws to people and see if they crack

[@PhilGregoryFX]

@@hardcore476 If you read the previous comments then you have appreciated that I am obviously aware of the programs title and the purpose, but my comments were related to the style of delivery and my arguement is that you don't need to be rude or overly aggressive and you should allow people a reasonable length of time to respond to your questions before you challenge their response, for you must allow the response. The idea is to put people on the spot and ask them difficult questions, but not to be difficult yourself, as that is just lazy, easy to do and not a very good interviewing style, makes for poor viewing.

[@oki_m135i]

So I actually live here in Japan and I've actually talked a lot of Japanese people about this and he did nothing wrong basically Nissan was getting jealous that he was going to hold more shares AKA power with the other half of the company and they wanted him gone so they were trying to throw him in jail. I'm glad he got out

[@jaybenz344]

Mr Sebastian does not seem to be well-enough prepared. He has dealt minimally with the factual situation around Mr. Ghosn beforehand. He can't even pronounce his name! An indictment for DW

[@TheHHIPPO]

Carlos wasn't having none of it so he Ghosn 🤣

[@richardsaad]

Tim Sebastian puts on the same ‘hard talk’ show at the expense of objectivity. Often he makes a false or inaccurate claim as if it was the absolute truth and throws in a destabilizing question. Doesn’t work with a guy like Ghosn who is so used to power games, and probably just not interested in feeding Tim’s game.

[@greyfells2829]

Interviewer is a bit too callous for his subject, doesn't fluff his attacks enough. If your subject walks out of the interview, you still haven't achieved your aim. Ghosn is quite willing to implicate himself without pressure.

[@fcinsider1473]

All respect Mr. Carlos. The reporter is NOT professional.

[@ashokmathur137]

What’s the point of such a hostile interview style. It achieved nothing.

[@mikicerise6250]

To ask the questions those of us who are sceptical of Ghosn are asking ourselves about Ghosn's behaviour, and give him a chance to answer them. Which he has - by walking out. Just as we might have expected. Everybody's justice system is a sham except Lebanon's, of course. xD

[@kabatake]

In japan, the conviction rate is 99%. If you are charged then you are already guilty because they will force a confession out of you.

[@Spidertoo86]

This interviewer was reading the stuff they wrote to him just like a puppet. Carlos Ghosn knew where this is going and avoided to continue which is a clever move.

[@al-sadeq8771]

The interviewer should work as a police investigator.

[@oasisneko1]

or he should find a park bench and feed the pigeons.

[@sonnywheels2373]

It's not the tough questions. It's your tone. Walking out was the right thing to do.

[@mauromatos3124]

This show is called Conflict Zone and the his previous was Hardtalk. What did Ghosn expect? This is the kind of tough interview Sebastian has always done. If Ghosn wants soft ball questions, so he can share his version of events without being challenged he should go somewhere else.

[@dinsel9691]

You have to watch the KZbin video "An insider revealed Nissan's secrets, then he faced the wrath" before judging Ghosn.

[@robke136]

Do you have a summary?

[@robke136]

Is he good or bad, can you tell me without having to watch :D

[@dinsel9691]

@@robke136 we can not tell if allegations against him are true or not.. But what we can tell for certain is those that are making the allegations are racist.

[@andrekoniger3020]

@@dinsel9691 lol

[@robke136]

@@dinsel9691 I don't think racism is the argument when so much money is involved. It's always the greed of the one or the other. I didn't watch the video yet though

[@johnhud2536]

It’s pretty rare a non Japanese is allowed to be CEO of a Japanese company

[@oasisneko1]

He was CEO of several companies. He is a hero.

[@user-wr9lh4ly1n]

@@oasisneko1 he's the biggest thief in some countries LOL

[@NaderR]

Tim Sebastian's set of questions are based on "guilty until proven innocent". He asked his guest why didn't defend himself in Japan and within Nissan, it's like he's not even aware of the case. DW need new sane and young talents.

[@kikolatulipe]

Good interview … every CEO should be held accountable! No free pass !

[@randomv3iwer]

Unless if you are a Japanese hardliner from an old generation of conservatives. You are free to go anywhere. Welcome to the hidden side of Japan where things are not all Pokemon and ramen like so many thought it was.

[@randomworld4662]

@@randomv3iwer I want to know more about Japan tell me

[@randomv3iwer]

@@randomworld4662 It is not what so many people mistakenly believe it to be. All that overhyped stuff about Samurai honor and integrity is as false as the world of their cartoons and video games. They are a Homogenous society, meaning anything from abroad is not considered with high regards unless if it is American since America has special (military and economy) ties with Japan. Everyone else is beneath them. You have to keep them at a distance and don't get too close with their affairs. That is why those who work at American or European companies in Japan feel a lot more safer than working for a Japanese company.

[@aadeyemi5767]

Interesting comments, people in the comment section apparently think journalists are supposed to ask him softball questions. Someone skipped bail and ran away in a box from justice but you don't expect journalists to ask him tough questions

[@MasterGuile]

1st: there is a difference between "tough questions" and imposing a point of view/assuming that the man is nothing but guilty/interrupting and not letting the "defender" to say his part/introducing a question with a fault statement to mislead the viewers...

[@alexboudakian2148]

what a non-objective, unprofessional interviewer shame on you!

[@elvenkind6072]

Good job Tim Sebastian! If the "poor millionaire" had no experience of how things are done in Conflict Zone, he obviously wouldn't have tried to turn everything into a pity party simply by spitting out a Trump-like rhyme, that he thought would end all discussion about Japanese justice, "the *Hostage Justice System"* (Well, it don't even rhyme!) and try make the interviewer feel sorry for him to be treated just like anyone else. If he had just seen ONE other CZ show, he would've known there would be tough questions. I hope Mr. Spoiled Billionaire are grabbed by Interpol and sent to Japan, to stand trial for his crimes.

[@mohamedsalama4036]

The interviewer was so aggressive against him Just wandering if this is kind of racism against an Arab who led world best auto makers. It’s so biased and very obvious

[@hollandp9606]

Tim Sebastian is not asking the right people the right questions.

[@Otciolina1]

Good job shutting the interviewer down .

[@Ben-DPPU]

Good guy this Carlos Ghosn. Has balls

[@emouhssine]

CG was right to leave. This show looks like a police investigation rather than journalist interview

[@bellagracethegoldenqueen3727]

It’s shame on DW to publish this unprofessional interview! This Journalist showed aggressive and unprofessional behavior, I hope that Dw considers firing him. Carlos Ghosn is the one of the smartest and sharpest business man and CEO the world has ever known, Character assassination is a felony too, and this journalist assassinated Mr.Ghosn innocence.

[@chigfa4529]

This is one of the best managers in the world .That's why they envy him now !!

[@viper1958]

Mr Carlos Ghon did his best saving Renault & Nissan in 2 different continents they got furious when he wanted GM , well I hope he can now rescue Lebanon

[@fade7985]

They will never find a hero like this guy he is a legend anywhere he goes he build a civilization and they don’t like it ...this is it ...go Carlos

[@msparmar1604]

This interviewer was useless - I don't think he listened to anything Carlos Ghosn was saying, but just robotically read out a set if pre-ordained questions

[@powersliding]

tim sebastian is a legend in grilling his interviewee...but he definitely should have done much more research on this and look to have himself grilled

[@paulinbrooklyn]

Yeah, while I tend to believe in the “when there’s smoke, there’s fire theory”, so I don’t believe that Carlos Ghosn is 100% innocent of everything. That said, I agree fully with the near unanimous sentiment in these comments to date that the interviewer was a full of himself jackass bully rather than a tough diligent TV journalist of the sort that legends are made of (eg, several of the original 60 Minutes correspondents). By not letting Ghosn answer the questions in full and making ridiculous claims like he has been free to speak to the press for ages (yeah, he is free but at his peril, no more relevant than his vocal cords are capable of forming words), the interviewer looks like a jerk and makes Ghosn somewhat more sympathetic than a decent interview would achieve.

[@pyellard3013]

I agree with most of what you say but "no smoke without fire" is wrong.. Yes, actual physicial (chemistry) smoke requires fire or smouldering fire but what has that got to do with often outrageous false allegations and rumours? Only a few years hundred years ago people were hanged for being witches? "No smoke.....?" In Africa today supposed witches are still being murdered. In civilised advanced England three Irish hippies and a English schoolgirl went to prison for 17 years for supposedly being hard men IRA terrorists. Mutiple appeals were rejected and they were only finally freed because of a public campaign...Anyone who beleives in "No smoke without fire" is a nefarious vaginia.

[@paulinbrooklyn]

@@pyellard3013 Dude, this is the KZbin comment section, not a memorandum of law or a formal brief or arbitration submission. “Where there’s smoke...” is shorthand quite appropriate to the medium, not unlike “ur”, “lol” or, specially for you, “see u next Tuesday”. The science lesson is appreciated, but the condescension, the jump to conclusions and the ad hominem insult is not. And, as somebody who has followed Ghosn closely (and mostly admiringly) going back to his days at VW to my former employer in Detroit and through his Nissan-Renault days, I stand by my prior comment though I’m happy to be wrong should the full facts emerge. Now go ask ur mom to change your poopy diaper and try not to piss on her again like you usually do.

[@pyellard3013]

@@paulinbrooklyn I note ur attempted smokescreen but the fact remains that anyone who beleives in "No smoke without fire" is a nefarious vaginia.

[@paulinbrooklyn]

@@pyellard3013 So I’m a “nefarious vaginia [sic]”. The rhetorical force of your position is as compelling as the precision in your spelling. (Pro tip: excellent spell checkers are widely available for free.) Sorry to leave you wanting more of a comeback. It’s not available here for you because it is flooding your mother’s tonsils. (Apologies to Jimmy Carr for wasting his pretty clever remark on a cognitively limited twerp like p yellard.)

[@pyellard3013]

@@paulinbrooklyn I am dyslexic and spell checkers are often a false friend to those that can spell nevermind dyslexics... And didnt you say that Utube was not a PhD thesis?😂 The fact is that anyone who believes in "No smoke without fire" is a nefarious vaginia. I have explained why. You want to explain how they are not instead of floundering around with ur diversions? No? Thought not. 😘

[@AnoNymous-qx4tf]

Better to stay in Japanese jail than in Lebanon.

[@BobbyDeniroX]

How are people like him getting jobs in the car industry and people like me got cheated out of my job.

[@MrMavrez]

Unfortunately, the main point or for what reasons Nissan or Japan's justice accuses him not be the focus of interview. Its seemed like a second "judgement" and not an interview.

[@xponen]

I believe being prosecuted for a false accounting is not bad for Carl Ghosn. In US people has been prosecuted for scammy business yet still able to run business years later, but the way Japan work is he was held hostage and disallowed to "correct" his image in public, hence it is worse for his future than being found guilty.

[@tjmarx]

The reasons are on the record already. This is conflict zone, the name itself should give you a hint to the format. It's about cutting through the media training, the avoiding of questions, the deflection and pushing for answers to hard questions that people want to know the answer to and that have a journalistic duty to ask. These aren't softball questions and it isn't the evening report. It's conflict zone. If you can't take the heat, don't agree to run into the fire. The use of "as you know" at the beginning of every statement is a common tactic to try and win favour. You're saying to the other person, we're on the same side we're both in the know in an effort to get a better deal. He was hoping to get softball questions and be able to plug his narrative without any pushback. The moment he realised he was going to have facts used against him, that this was going to be confrontational and he'd have to answer some pretty difficult questions he bailed. The reality is he's a fugitive with an international arrest warrant in his name, who breached bail and fled to a non-extradition country to avoid justice. The reality is, any justice system that would prosecute him for his crimes, he sees as unfair and incapable of justice, and anyone who doesn't want to just buy his narrative is a bad actor. In his mind there is an elaborate global conspiracy against him. This is the mind of a narcissist.

[@richardprior6501]

Tim Sebastian is a complete twit - remember when hosted "BBCs Hard Talk. A most unsavoury character.

[@MrMavrez]

@@richardprior6501 @tjmax have explained all details that involved the program show and is clear. My point is to make an interview with a justice fugitive! is a complex arrangement for both sides. So the organization of program could took some advantages in order to explore this F2F, bringing to the public, around the world, more than repetitive questions that other common newspapers shared before. CG prefered left, but could have been different and interesting to the public if he stayed and change his body language and engaged as a real "Hard Talk".

[@xberman]

People tend to comment that Tim's interview style is hostile... That's true, to a point, but anyone asked to join his show should know that and use it as a clever and quite unique opportunity to make their case loud and clear against the kind of accusations that usually only happen in "behind their back" sort of conversation. If a person is ready to face Tim's line of questioning, which in truth, its actually harmless, it makes a clear impression of that persons' own faith in their narrative. Most people will even feel sympathetic to the interviewee just because of those aggressive questions... I would guess that that's a "secret" objective of the show. I know that I do enjoy the program and have a lot of respect for those who accept to be a part in it

[@PHlophe]

Alberto, he made his case , Tim was not interested that's all. i would have walked too

[@xberman]

@@PHlophe This is not about Tim's opinion, it is about our opinion, as viewers. Walking out doesn't really assert a narrative, for the ones watching, as sitting on that chair and making your case against tough questions. I feel more sympathy for Ghosn now than before the interview and I bet that's the same with you

[@Griffintheelder]

I totally agree with Ghosn, and i think he stopped the interview in an elegant way.

[@alanmerheb9369]

Also everyone failed to note the fail of Nissan with billions of dollars in loss revenue after this guy left. 18 years he worked hard in building the company generating billions of dollars in profit and after it was time for his retirement they insisted he stays and within 4 month the coup happened. The alliance went from 10 billion plus in profit to more than 15 billion Euros in losses within two years.

[@khaledal-kassimi7121]

We love you Carlos!!

[@tjmarx]

Great video as always, Conflict Zone is the best show on this network. Good to see Tim back

[@fezaozenc]

This program is called “conflict zone”. What did you expect?

[@colt0110]

A fair conflict

[@xenofonpapanikolaou3278]

This is a joke of a "conflict" an insult to our intelligence and sense of justice!

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Ghosn outsmarted the Japanese! Respect to him! Japan has a horrible legal system!

[@liguobu229]

Ghosn rather patient! That prosecutor is detestable. Shut him off.

[@fuadalqahtani8310]

If you only knew most of the Lebanese you may understand

[@mn1801]

The interviewer should be as much impartial as possible, however is following the title of his bit - conflict zone. So his purpose is conflict first and truth secondary if at all.

[@mubarakal-hatemi3552]

He can't handle tough questions, you are supposed to answer tough questions, to me this man is suspicion

[@bogdanpohl5617]

Deplorable posture of Tim Sebastian! Ashamed should he be taking the position of a accuser and prosecutor, has he ever seen Christiane Amanpour dealing with people ?

[@medamineelomari9680]

I think you should fire this non professionnal interviewer DW! 😡😡 He didn't treat the gust fairly, What a shame

[@manils35]

Very bad to ran away during the interview. Like Mr Karan Thapar in India, Mr Tim Sebastian is highly reputed for direct questions. Perhaps I observe that many people commented otherwise without knowing his calibre.

[@jasonmoser8957]

this guy has always been an interrogator - surprised he still has a job. was on the BBC for a while and just painful to watch.

[@mikicerise6250]

Everything is painful for you people.

[@jasonmoser8957]

@@mikicerise6250 Miki is a girl’s name.

[@musicolove7773]

I don’t think he should have left.. fight fire with fire. For me, it’s his style which I agree is about promoting his show/approach and less focused on being neutral. I am no journalistic expert but I would think you can still ask tough questions while being rationale.