Japan court denies more detention of Nissan’s ex-chair Ghosn
TOKYO — A Japanese court denied prosecutors’ request Thursday to extend the detention of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been charged with underreporting his pay.
The Tokyo District Court said it rejected the request for another 10-day detention for Ghosn over an additional allegation dealing with financial reports in recent years.
The denial is extremely rare in a country where requests from investigative authorities for extended detention are almost automatically approved. If a bail request by his lawyer is accepted by the court, Ghosn may be released within days.
Ghosn’s Japanese defence lawyer Motonari Ohtsuru visited the Tokyo Detention Center later Thursday apparently for a meeting with his client, but walked past a pack of reporters without saying a word and left.