Japanese prosecutors bring fourth charge of aggravated breach of trust against Ghosn a day before latest detention period was to expire
The legal saga has exposed tension in the Nissan-Renault alliance forged by Ghosn some two decades ago when the French carmaker invested in NissanFormer Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn leaves his lawyer's office in Tokyo, Japan, April 3 2019. Picture: KYODO/REUTERS
The charge came on the day Ghosn’s latest detention period was set to expire. Ghosn had been out on bail when authorities arrested him a fourth time on April 4 on suspicion he enriched himself at a cost of $5m to the carmaker. “Carlos Ghosn is innocent of the latest charges brought against him by the Tokyo prosecutors, aided and abetted by certain Nissan conspirators,” said a Ghosn representative.
Under Japanese law, prosecutors can hold suspects for up to 22 days without charge and interrogate them without their lawyers present. In accordance with these terms, prosecutors had to indict or release Ghosn by Monday. Nissan said it filed a criminal complaint against the former chair in this matter, saying it had determined that Ghosn orddered some of its overseas payments for his personal enrichment.
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