Carlos Ghosn’s wife questioned after husband arrested for fourth time
‘We believe this will lead to Mr Ghosn’s acquittal,’ his lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka, said
Tokyo — The wife of ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was questioned by prosecutors at Tokyo district court on Thursday, Kyodo News reported, a week after her husband was arrested for a fourth time. Carole Ghosn returned to Japan on Wednesday — days after she left the country to seek help from the French government — and was to be questioned by authorities, a person with knowledge of the matter said. “[She] responded in a sincere manner. We believe this will lead to Mr Ghosn’s acquittal,” said Ghosn’s lawyer Junichiro Hironaka, according to Kyodo. Carole Ghosn entered the courthouse at about 2:30pm local time and left about two-and-a-half hours later, Kyodo reported. Prosecutors last week arrested the former Nissan chair for the fourth time on suspicion he tried to enrich himself at a cost of $5m to the vehicle maker. He was previously arrested and charged for financial misconduct and has denied wrongdoing. Authorities had also wanted to question Carole Ghosn on suspicion that her hus...
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