Beirut, Dec 31 (AFP) Lebanon said Tuesday that former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn entered the country legally after slipping out of Japan where he was on bail awaiting trial over financial misconduct charges.

"He entered the country legally and there are no measures that warrant taking steps against him or prosecuting him," the country's General Security apparatus said in a statement.

The foreign ministry confirmed his "legal" entry at dawn on Monday. (AFP)

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)