TOKYO: Nissan Motor will continue to take legal action against Carlos Ghosn to hold the former chairman to account, the Japanese carmaker said on Tuesday (Jan 7).
The fact that the 65-year-old fled before facing trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges was "extremely regrettable," Nissan said in a statement.
Nissan said its investigation found "incontrovertible evidence of various acts of misconduct by Ghosn, including misstatement of his compensation and misappropriation of the company's assets for his personal benefit."
Ghosn, who was dispatched by Renault to lead a turnaround at Nissan two decades ago, was ousted by the carmaker following his arrest in November 2018.
Also on Tuesday, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office obtained an arrest warrant for Ghosn’s wife on suspicion of perjury, Kyodo News reported.
The office said Carole Ghosn is suspected of making a false statement at the Tokyo District Court in April in connection with Ghosn's alleged aggravated breach of trust, Kyodo reported.
The court decided on Tuesday to forfeit 1.5 billion yen (US$13.8mil) of Ghosn's bail money.
Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Motors alliance, was released on 1-billion-yen bail in early March after 108 days in custody.
About a month later, he was served with a fresh arrest warrant and again set free on 500-million-yen bail in late April.
On December 31, the court granted the prosecutors' request to revoke his bail.
Meanwhile, Japanese media reported two US citizens had helped Ghosn flee to Lebanon.
Ghosn left his home in Tokyo alone on the afternoon of Dec29 and walked about 800 m to a hotel, where he met the two, broadcaster NHK reported, citing unnamed investigative sources.
The two flew into Kansai International Airport in Osaka in the morning on a private jet from Dubai, checked in at a hotel nearby with a large box and boarded a bullet train from Shin-Osaka station to Shinagawa station in Tokyo, NHK said.
Ghosn and the two then took a crowded bullet train from Shinagawa to Shin-Osaka and arrived at the hotel after 8pm, the broadcaster said.
Two hours later, the two left the hotel with two large boxes, while Ghosn was not to be seen, the report said.
The two oversized containers, declared as music-related cases, did not undergo X-ray checks. Customs officials did not open them either. The jet bound for Turkey took off around 11.10pm, local media reported.
Japanese authorities believe Ghosn hid inside one of the two boxes, the reports said.
One of the two was identified by the New York Times as Michael Taylor, a US security consultant and former Green Beret.
Ghosn has been charged with breach of trust and falsifying financial documents to under-report his income for years. He has denied the allegations. - dpa/Asian News Network
The fact that the 65-year-old fled before facing trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges was "extremely regrettable," Nissan said in a statement.
Nissan said its investigation found "incontrovertible evidence of various acts of misconduct by Ghosn, including misstatement of his compensation and misappropriation of the company's assets for his personal benefit."
Ghosn, who was dispatched by Renault to lead a turnaround at Nissan two decades ago, was ousted by the carmaker following his arrest in November 2018.
Also on Tuesday, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office obtained an arrest warrant for Ghosn’s wife on suspicion of perjury, Kyodo News reported.
The office said Carole Ghosn is suspected of making a false statement at the Tokyo District Court in April in connection with Ghosn's alleged aggravated breach of trust, Kyodo reported.
The court decided on Tuesday to forfeit 1.5 billion yen (US$13.8mil) of Ghosn's bail money.
Ghosn, the former head of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Motors alliance, was released on 1-billion-yen bail in early March after 108 days in custody.
About a month later, he was served with a fresh arrest warrant and again set free on 500-million-yen bail in late April.
On December 31, the court granted the prosecutors' request to revoke his bail.
Meanwhile, Japanese media reported two US citizens had helped Ghosn flee to Lebanon.
Ghosn left his home in Tokyo alone on the afternoon of Dec29 and walked about 800 m to a hotel, where he met the two, broadcaster NHK reported, citing unnamed investigative sources.
The two flew into Kansai International Airport in Osaka in the morning on a private jet from Dubai, checked in at a hotel nearby with a large box and boarded a bullet train from Shin-Osaka station to Shinagawa station in Tokyo, NHK said.
Ghosn and the two then took a crowded bullet train from Shinagawa to Shin-Osaka and arrived at the hotel after 8pm, the broadcaster said.
Two hours later, the two left the hotel with two large boxes, while Ghosn was not to be seen, the report said.
The two oversized containers, declared as music-related cases, did not undergo X-ray checks. Customs officials did not open them either. The jet bound for Turkey took off around 11.10pm, local media reported.
Japanese authorities believe Ghosn hid inside one of the two boxes, the reports said.
One of the two was identified by the New York Times as Michael Taylor, a US security consultant and former Green Beret.
Ghosn has been charged with breach of trust and falsifying financial documents to under-report his income for years. He has denied the allegations. - dpa/Asian News Network
Already a subscriber? Log in
Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access
Cancel anytime. Ad-free. Unlimited access with perks.
