Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn could leave jail soon
A Tokyo court rejects prosecutors’ appeal to bail, accepting assurances that Ghosn will accept surveillance
Tokyo — A Japanese court has rejected a last-minute attempt by prosecutors to keep former Nissan Motor chair Carlos Ghosn in prison, ruling that the once-feted executive could be released on $8.9m bail after more than 100 days in detention. The Tokyo District Court, which had earlier granted Ghosn bail, said it had rejected an appeal by prosecutors who had sought to keep him in prison, pending his trial for financial misconduct. The decision paves the way for Ghosn’s release as early as Wednesday and marks a victory for his new legal team, brought in last month and spearheaded by a lawyer known as “the Razor” for his success in several high-profile cases. On what was Ghosn’s third bail request, the court accepted defence lawyers’ assurances that he would submit to extensive surveillance. The release will allow Ghosn — the architect of Nissan’s automotive-making partnership with France’s Renault and one of the industry’s most celebrated executives — to meet his lawyers frequently and...
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