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Prosecutors re-arrest Ghosn on new allegations: media
TOKYO, Dec 21, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Prosecutors have re-arrested former Nissan
boss Carlos Ghosn over fresh allegations of breach of trust, local media said
Friday, in the latest twist to a rollercoaster saga.
Public broadcaster NHK and local news agency Jiji said Ghosn had been
arrested on suspicion of “aggravated breach of trust”, putting into question
hopes of a potential early release.
The auto baron had earlier had hopes of being freed on bail after a court
rejected a bid by prosecutors to extend his detention over allegations of
under-reporting his income by tens of millions of dollars over several years.
This new arrest gives prosecutors 48 hours to question him on the new
matter.
Since his arrest last month, the once jet-setting executive has languished
in a tiny cell in a detention centre in northern Tokyo, where he has
complained about the cold and the rice-based menu.
His lengthy detention — in Japan, suspects can be “re-arrested” several
times over different allegations — has sparked criticism, especially from
abroad.
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