Carlos Ghosn’s legal team to change tack
The former Nissan CEO’s defence lawyer says the new team will not be limited by the strategy taken by his previous lawyer
Tokyo — The lawyer for former Nissan chair Carlos Ghosn on Monday said his team would pursue a different legal strategy from the ousted chief executive’s previous team in defending him against charges of financial misconduct. At a media briefing, Junichiro Hironaka said the new team he was heading would not be limited to the strategy taken by Ghosn’s previous lawyer, Motonari Otsuru, who was replaced in February. “We are in no way limited by Otsuru’s activities while he was heading Ghosn’s team,” Hironaka told a media briefing. “As the new legal team we will going forward with a new legal strategy.” Ghosn, who has been held in custody at a detention centre in Tokyo for over three months, hired Hironaka as his chief defence lawyer last month in an overhaul of his legal team as he fights financial misconduct charges in Japan. He has denied wrongdoing. Since taking over Ghosn’s defence team last month, Hironaka has argued the allegations should have been resolved as an internal company...
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