Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan chairman, had seemed likely to be released yesterday after a Tokyo court rejected an application for him to be questioned further Eugene Hoshiko / APExpectations of the imminent release of the former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn have been disappointed after prosecutors in Tokyo rearrested him on suspicion of a new crime. Mr Ghosn’s release on bail seemed likely yesterday after a Tokyo court rejected an application to question him for ten more days on allegations that he had lied to regulators about his pay. Today the prosecutors reacted to this rare rebuff by opening a new line of attack against Mr Ghosn, claiming that he had used Nissan to cover personal trading losses. Mr Ghosn, 64, and Greg Kelly, an American lawyer and former Nissan executive, have been charged with conspiring to conceal from regulators ¥5 billion (£35 million) of pay agreed for the Nissan chairman between 2010 and…

Source: The Times December 21, 2018 09:08 UTC