The lawyers of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn have appealed against Tokyo's court decision to extend his detention until January 11, the Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday.
TOKYO (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th January, 2019) The lawyers of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn have appealed against Tokyo's court decision to extend his detention until January 11, the Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday.The court session took place on Tuesday upon request of Ghosn's lawyers to the prosecutors to disclose the reasons for extending the term of the businessman in custody until January 11. Ghosn and his lawyer Motonari Otsuru consider the detention unjustified.
Earlier in the day, Ghosn's lawyers said at a press conference that if he was charged on January 11, they would intend to file a petition on the same day demanding to release their client on bail.
Ghosn and his right-hand man Greg Kelly were arrested on November 19 on allegations of misreporting Ghosn's earnings over a five-year period from 2010. Both men have denied the allegation.
On December 23, the court ruled to extend Ghosn's arrest until January 1. The prosecutor's office brought new charges against Ghosn, suspecting him of shifting a personal investment loss worth more than $16 million to the Japanese automaker. On December 31, a court in Tokyo decided to extend Ghosn's detention by another 10 days, until January 11 as part of an arrest warrant linked to breach of trust. At the same time, Kelly was released on bail on December 25.
