Hong Kong (CNN Business) Carlos Ghosn's lawyer has resigned following his client's brazen escape to Lebanon. Junichiro Hironaka and seven other members of the former Nissan chief's Japanese defense team submitted letters of resignation to the Tokyo district court on Thursday, Hironaka's law office confirmed to CNN Business. Ghosn fled to Lebanon late last month, pulling off a stunning breakout from Japan , where he was awaiting trial on charges of financial wrongdoing. Hironaka said last month that his client's escape was a "complete surprise." Ghosn was arrested in late 2018, and subsequently charged with a litany of criminal offenses, including under-reporting his income and funneling $5 million worth of Nissan money to a car dealership that he controlled.

Source: CNN January 16, 2020 08:26 UTC