It blamed Mr. Ghosn for the shortcomings, saying he had accumulated too much authority and made it difficult for internal monitors to find wrongdoing. Mr. Ghosn has said he is innocent and that his compensation and expenditures were approved by others at Nissan. Mr. Ghosn gave two interviews while in jail, and his new team of lawyers held a news conference last month after they were appointed. By contrast, Nissan executives have given interviews in which they criticized Mr. Ghosn, while headlines in Japan and elsewhere have focused on allegations of financial excesses under Mr. Ghosn’s management. In a statement, Mr. Ghosn has called the allegations “part of an unsubstantiated smear campaign.”

Source: New York Times April 03, 2019 07:41 UTC