Japan-detained ex-Nissan leader Carlos Ghosn has been forced to stay longer in jail. A Tokyo court today extended remand for ten days. The background is a new arrest warrant issued on Friday. It is about the charge of the prosecutor, that the manager around 2008 around personal debts amounting to just under $ 17 million should have unloaded at the Japanese automaker.
According to media reports, Ghosn also rejected the new allegations. Ghosn was arrested on 19 November. He is accused of having for years not fully stated his income.
Chef at Renault is resting
On Thursday it still looked like Ghosn could be released shortly because the pre-trial detention was not extended a second time because of the original allegations. If convicted in this case, he faces up to ten years imprisonment.
Since Ghosn was arrested, the car alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi staggers. The manager was the driving force behind the Alliance for years. While Ghosn has been relieved of his duties as a result of the financial scandal involving Nissan and Mitsubishi, he has yet to rest his senior role at Renault.
