Ousted Nissan boss Ghosn leaves Tokyo jail, vows to fight ‘meritless’ charges GlobeBusiness
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, right, is escorted as he walks out of the Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in Tokyo on March 6, 2019. Ghosn posted bail of $9-million. / Japan OUTJIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty ImagesOusted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left prison on a $9-million bail on Wednesday, slipping past a throng of reporters in a blue cap and surgical mask, after vowing to mount a defence against financial misconduct charges that he has called “meritless”.
Ghosn, also the former chairman of Renault and Mitsubishi Motors, has agreed to strict bail conditions and given assurances that he will remain in Tokyo, surrender his passport to his lawyer and submit to extensive surveillance. “I am innocent and totally committed to vigorously defending myself in a fair trial against these meritless and unsubstantiated accusations,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
Hironaka’s appointment suggests a shift to a more aggressive defence strategy. He has already said that the charges against Ghosn should have been dealt as an internal company matter and that Japan was out of step with international norms by keeping his client in jail.
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