Carlos Ghosn is willing to wear ankle tag, hire guards
The ousted Nissan chair is trying desperately to secure bail, while the Japanese car giant continues to rebuff Renault’s push for a deeper tie-up
Tokyo — Ousted Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn has offered to wear an electronic ankle tag and hire guards to monitor him in an unusual bid to secure his release on bail after two months of detention in Japan for alleged financial crimes. Ghosn is also willing to remain in Tokyo, where he has leased an apartment, and post stock he owns in Nissan as collateral, his spokesperson said. A new bail hearing is set for Monday after an earlier request was denied due partly to concerns the French executive was a flight risk. His release would allow Ghosn to meet more frequently with his lawyers and defend himself before the board of Renault, where he remains chair and CEO, amid calls for his removal and potential moves to restructure the Nissan tie-up. As his arrest on November 19 continued to cloud the outlook for Nissan’s three-way alliance with France’s Renault and Mitsubishi, Nissan said it was not the time to discuss revising the partners’ capital ties. Ghosn, who spearheaded Nissan’s turnaro...
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