Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn denies allegations

Carlos Ghosn was sacked as Nissan chairman on Thursday, a
spectacular fall from grace for the once-revered boss whose arrest
and ouster have stunned the business world.

Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn has denied allegations of
financial misconduct, claiming he had no intention of making false
reports, Japanese media said on Sunday.

The Brazil-born tycoon, who has not spoken publicly since he was
arrested last Monday, told prosecutors he did not intend to
understate his income on financial reports, public broadcaster NHK
said.

Without exercising his right to remain silent, Ghosn advocated
his view to prosecutors, NHK said, quoting unnamed sources.

Ghosn was sacked as Nissan chairman on Thursday, a spectacular
fall from grace for the once-revered boss whose arrest and ouster
have stunned the business world.

Prosecutors accuse Ghosn and fellow executive Greg Kelly of
under-reporting the former chairman’s income by around five billion
yen ($44 million).

Kelly also denied the allegations, saying Ghosn’s salaries were
paid appropriately, news reports said.

Local media reported Sunday that Nissan had formed a “secret”
team earlier this year to probe the alleged financial
misconduct.

A small team involving Nissan’s board members carried out its
internal probe confidentially on concerns about possible
destruction of evidence by Ghosn, Japan’s Kyodo News reported,
quoting unnamed sources.

Ghosn is being held in custody in a Tokyo detention centre.

On Wednesday, prosecutors successfully applied to extend his
custody for an additional 10 days as they stepped up their
questioning.

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