During a closed hearing in February, Ghosn's lawyers claimed the arrest warrant was improperly issued to obstruct his defense rather than to facilitate his questioning.

Ghosn's lawyers also failed to argue for the potential expiration of the charges against him.

Despite his legal challenges, Ghosn's defense maintains that he cannot attend court in France due to his situation in Lebanon.

Ghosn's defense argues that the French arrest warrant is invalid, claiming it should only apply if a person is voluntarily evading justice.

On March 27, 2025, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected Ghosn's legal appeals to nullify the arrest warrant, declaring them inadmissible.

In addition to the Paris case, Ghosn faces another arrest warrant from 2022 related to investigations in Nanterre for misappropriation of company assets and organized money laundering involving the Omani distributor Suhail Bahwan Automobiles.

Currently residing in Lebanon after fleeing Japan in late 2019, Ghosn is legally prohibited from leaving the country due to a Japanese arrest warrant.

The prosecution, led by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office, is seeking to bring Ghosn before a correctional tribunal for multiple charges, including abuse of power and active corruption.

In November 2024, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office requested that Ghosn be tried for corruption and influence peddling alongside Rachida Dati, France's former Minister of Culture.

Rachida Dati is under investigation for allegedly receiving €900,000 for advisory services that were not performed while serving as a European Parliament member.

Ghosn's defense contested the notion that he did not voluntarily respond to a summons by a Parisian magistrate aiming to charge him in the Dati case.

Carlos Ghosn, the former CEO of Renault-Nissan, has been under an international arrest warrant issued by a Paris investigative judge since April 2023.