Ghosn's Lawyer Said He Developed a Fever in Jail, Is Feeling Better
Ghosn's Lawyer Said He Developed a Fever in Jail, Is Feeling Better
Carlos Ghosn developed a fever while in a Tokyo jail but was feeling better Friday morning, his lawyer said, after the former
Nissan Motor
Co.
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chief’s wife pressed Japanese authorities for information on his health.
Mr. Ghosn’s lawyers arrived at the jail to meet with their client on Thursday but were turned away by Japanese officials who said Mr. Ghosn had a 102-degree fever, a person close to the Ghosn family said. The lawyers were also told that the daily interrogation of Mr. Ghosn had been suspended, the person added.
On Friday morning, Mr. Ghosn’s lawyer, Motonari Otsuru, said his client’s temperature had fallen back to 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Mr. Ghosn was healthy enough to see Mr. Otsuru and consular officials Friday morning, as he has been regularly doing since his arrest, the lawyer said.
Carole Ghosn, his wife, issued a statement Thursday, saying Japanese authorities refused to let the Ghosn family speak with medical personnel at the jail or to confirm whether Mr. Ghosn had been transferred to an infirmary.
“I am pleading with the Japanese authorities to provide us with any information at all about my husband’s health,” Mrs. Ghosn said. “We are fearful and very worried his recovery will be complicated while he continues to endure such harsh conditions and unfair treatment.”
In his first public statement since his arrest seven weeks ago, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said he has been ‘wrongly accused and unfairly detained,’ rebutting point-by-point Japanese prosecutors’ allegations against him. WSJ’s Peter Landers reports from Tokyo. Photo: Getty Images
Mr. Ghosn, 64 years old, has been in a Tokyo jail since his arrest on Nov. 19. Mr. Ghosn was charged on Dec. 10 with failing to report his compensation accurately in financial statements at Nissan, where he was once chairman and chief executive. Mr. Ghosn created the world’s largest auto-making alliance by stitching the Japanese company together with France’s
Renault
SA
.
On Tuesday, Mr. Ghosn delivered a point-by-point rebuttal in a Japanese court, saying he has been “wrongly accused and unfairly detained based on meritless and unsubstantiated allegations.”
The arrest of Mr. Ghosn has cast a spotlight on Japan’s justice system. Mr. Ghosn has now been held for more than 50 days and a court this week ruled his detention should continue, saying he is a flight risk and might destroy evidence.
“My information is limited to news reports as no one in his family has been allowed to contact with him since Nov. 19,” Mrs. Ghosn said of her husband’s reported illness.
The absence of Mr. Ghosn is also pulling at the seams of the auto-making alliance between Renault, Nissan and
Mitsubishi Motors
Corp.
Nissan moved quickly to oust Mr. Ghosn as chairman after his arrest, as did Mitsubishi.
Renault and the French government, Renault’s biggest shareholder, have said Mr. Ghosn should benefit from the presumption of innocence. He remains chairman and chief executive of Renault, which has named interim executives to carry out his duties while he is in jail.
One of Mr. Ghosn’s lawyers recently warned that defendants who deny charges in cases such as his client’s are typically held until the beginning of their trials, adding that Mr. Ghosn’s trial could be at least six months away. French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne told local radio this week that if Mr. Ghosn’s situation continues, the French government would need to “assume the consequences.”
Asked whether Mr. Ghosn could remain in his job at Renault if he was kept in jail for another six months, a French finance ministry official said Thursday that “it would become very complicated at this stage.”
Both Renault and Nissan convened their boards on Thursday.
In France, Renault’s board received a briefing from internal investigators who said their continuing probe into the compensation and expenses of Mr. Ghosn and other top executives found no evidence of illegal activity.
In Japan, Nissan directors decided to enlarge the scope of business decisions that require board approval in a bid to improve governance, according to a company statement. Nissan board members also decided on an interim process to determine compensation for directors and executives and received an updated report on the continuing internal investigation of Mr. Ghosn, Nissan said.
—Peter Landers in Tokyo contributed to this article.
Write to Nick Kostov at Nick.Kostov@wsj.com and Sam Schechner at sam.schechner@wsj.com
Appeared in the January 11, 2019, print edition as 'Care for Ailing Ghosn Worries Wife.'
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