The Tokyo tribunal announced on Tuesday the release of a new bail application by Carlos Ghosn, boss fallen, which does not foresee the end of his detention on remand. The latter, under lock and key for more than two months in Tokyo, had promised to stay in Japan if it was released. Unfortunately for him, his arguments did not convince the justice of japan. The one who is still, in title at least, the CEO of Renault, is the subject of three indictments, for abuse of confidence and other embezzlement. The remand court for the time up to march 10, and may be extended each month. Another bail application had already been rejected in the first instance, and then call the previous week.
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the main advocate of The officer of 64 years, Motonari Otsuru, had chosen to file a new action by modifying the argument, in vain. He still has the possibility to appeal the decision Tuesday to give a new chance to his client. But in the opinion of Motonari Otsuru, Carlos Ghosn runs the risk to remain incarcerated “until the opening of his trial” that will not take place before many months. The big boss had been able to briefly defend his cause at the beginning of the month to the court, at an appearance exceptional at his request. Emaciated and shackled up to the entrance in the courtroom, he stated that he was “falsely accused”, refuting the allegations point-by-point.
The family accuses
The tribunal has so far justified the deprivation of liberty of Carlos Ghosn with a risk of concealment or destruction of evidence and escape. The prosecutors argued to the judge that the latter, who spent most of his time abroad, could be tempted to evade justice in japan. The charismatic leader had promised this weekend to be available to the total of judges and proposed to be placed under electronic bracelet, but this device, quite common in France, does not exist in Japan. He had also again proclaimed his innocence. “I am not guilty of the charges against me and I am eager to defend my reputation before the court,” he wrote in a press release.
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to movement restrictions can lead to a possible release, as this is the case for his ex-right arm, Greg Kelly, arrested at the same time as him and then released on the 25th of December. The charges against the U.s. are less heavy, but it has a prohibition to leave the territory of japan, or to make contact with the protagonists of the case. The wife and children of Carlos Ghosn are offended, by means of the press, in particular, of the conditions in which it is enclosed. The critiques that the japanese authorities show themselves to be insensitive. Motonari Otsuru, however, has ensured that his client had never complained to him. In addition, it may now receive visits from his family, in addition to those of his lawyers and representatives of the country of which he holds nationality (France, Brazil, Lebanon).
In the meantime Renault
During this time, many revelations, emanating in part from Nissan, continue to dull each day a little more the image of the magnate of the automobile, and his prolonged detention requires Renault to make arrangements, although the presumption of innocence has prevailed for the French manufacturer. The French government has officially let go of Carlos Ghosn last week, asking for the appointment of a successor in the coming days to take the head of the group Renault, which the State holds 15%. The board of directors of Renault shall meet, in this sense, on the 24th of January. The officer will lose his last title, that of CEO of Renault. Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors had revoked the position of president of their board of directors from the end of November.
in addition, rumors insistent in the japanese press indicate that representatives of the French government, on a visit to Japan last week, have presented to their interlocutors japanese the option of a merger of Renault and Nissan, the assumption that the Japanese do not see a good eye. These allegations have been denied by the French minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, according to which such a project “is not on the table”. The French State is “attached to the good functioning” and “sustainability” of the alliance existing between Renault and Nissan. “This is what we have always indicated to the japanese authorities”, he explained.
