Japanese prosecutors slam Ghosn's previous '8 hours interrogation' claim

Japanese prosecutors reportedly have hit back at claims me by former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn that he was interrogated for 'up to eight hours per day' during questioning over financial misconduct allegations. Earlier, Ghosn has reportedly said that he h spent previous months being interrogated up to eight hours a day without any lawyers present, without an understanding of exactly what he was being accused of, without access to evidence.

However, Deputy he of Tokyo district public prosecutors' office reportedly said that Ghosn's claims were clearly false and designed to fool media.

Takahiro Saito, deputy's he ded Ghosn spent 130 days in detention and was questioned in total on 70 of those days. He reportedly said he was questioned for less than four hours per day. According to an international media outlet, Takahiro claimed that Ghosn's time at detention was all recorded and would have been used as evidence for a judgement. In such conditions, if authorities were extracting confessions by force, it would be visible, he said. 

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Ghosn's improbable escape h perplexed and embarrassed Japanese authorities as he skipped bails and mand to flee country despite supposedly rigorous surveillance. According to international media reports, fugitive used bullet train and a private jet to escape Japan. He was awaiting trial in Japan on financial misconduct charges and was t allowed to contact his wife but she reportedly played an important role in planning his escape.

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Corporate money for private use

Japanese tax officials found out that former Nissan executive diverted corporate money for his private use. National Tax ncy of Japan h reached conclusion that Ghosn me donations to a Lebanese University and paid consultant’s fees to his sister using Nissan money. tax ncy h ordered Nissan to pay taxes on 150 million yen, which was recorded as office expenses for three years since y determined that money was spent for private purpose.

Carlos Ghosn served as chairman and CEO of Renault as well as chairman of Mitsubishi Motors. He was also chairman of Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, a strategic partnership between automobile manufacturers. It is said that Ghosn was working on strengning Nissan’s relationship with Renault when he got arrested in vember last year.

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