Nissan鈥檚 Ghosn arrested again on fresh allegations
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Tokyo prosecutors arrested Nissan鈥檚 former chairman Carlos Ghosn yesterday for a fourth time, on fresh allegations that cut short his brief time outside detention.
Early in the morning, Ghosn was taken from his apartment in Tokyo to the prosecutors鈥 office and then sent to the Tokyo Detention Center, the same facility where he spent more than three months following his arrest in November. He had been released on bail just a month earlier. It鈥檚 unclear how long Ghosn may be detained under the latest arrest, which involves what prosecutors said was a new alleged crime.
鈥淢y arrest this morning is outrageous and arbitrary,鈥 Ghosn said in a statement yesterday. 鈥淚t is part of another attempt by some individuals at Nissan to silence me by misleading the prosecutors. Why arrest me except to try to break me? I will not be broken. I am innocent of the groundless charges and accusations against me.鈥
The prosecutors defended the move, saying the latest allegations are a new case requiring precautions to prevent Ghosn from destroying evidence. They allege US$5 million in funds sent by a Nissan subsidiary to an overseas dealership were diverted to a company controlled by Ghosn.
鈥淲e now have a totally different case, and we are only doing what we think is right,鈥 Shin Kukimoto, deputy chief prosecutor at the Tokyo District Prosecutor鈥檚 Office, told reporters.
鈥淎s a result of our investigation, we have a new case in which he must be detained, and we have appropriately obtained an arrest warrant from the court,鈥 he said.
Ghosn, 65, was first arrested on November 19 on charges of under-reporting his compensation. He was rearrested twice in December, including on breach of trust charges.
The multiple arrests prolong detentions without trial and are an oft-criticized prosecution tactic in Japan鈥檚 criminal justice system.
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