TOKYO - Motonari Ohtsuru, the lawyer heading the defence for Nissan Motor Co.’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, has resigned. In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo, Motonari Ohtsuru, defense lawyer of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Ohtsuru, the chief lawyer of former Nissan Chairman Ghosn, has handed in his resignation, according to his office and a statement submitted to the court. It was unclear why Ohtsuru was no longer representing Ghosn or if Ghosn had dismissed him. In a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Tokyo, Ohtsuru said prosecutors might detain Ghosn for months more.

Source: thestar February 13, 2019 08:48 UTC