Court rejects former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn’s plea to end detention
Executive renowned for saving Nissan from bankruptcy to remain in a chilly cell until at least December 20
A Tokyo court on Tuesday rejected ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn’s appeal to end his detention after his arrest on allegations of financial misconduct. Ghosn has been held in a Tokyo jail since his arrest on November 19 on suspicion of conspiring to understate by about half his pay of about ¥10bn ($88m) awarded over five years from 2010. He was officially charged on Monday. He was also rearrested on fresh allegations of understating his income for three more years to March 2018, with Tokyo's district court extending his detention until December 20. Ghosn’s lawyers filed an appeal to overturn the detention at midday on Tuesday, but it was rejected by the court by evening. From indictment, cases typically take months to go to trial. In the past, indicted suspects had seldom been freed on bail, but in recent years that had become more common, said Masashi Akita, a defence lawyer. It is unclear whether Ghosn would be freed on bail as some legal experts have said he may be a f...
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