Nissan's EX-boss, Carlos Ghosn, SPEAKS For The FIRST Time Since Arrest And Jailing

Nissan Motor Co’s jailed ex-chairman, Carlos Ghosn, vowed to restore his good name in court after a month in detention, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Friday, quoting his lawyer.

“Things as they stand are absolutely unacceptable,” Ghosn was quoted as saying via his lawyer. “I want to have my position heard and restore my honor in court.”

It was Ghosn’s first comment since his arrest on Nov 19 for allegedly understating his income by about half over a five-year period from 2010. He was later charged with the same alleged crime covering the past three years...

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MDarringer - 12/20/2018 10:49:50 PM

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Guilty...guiltier...guiltiest

PUGPROUD - 12/21/2018 3:45:21 AM

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Word has been leaked out of the Japanese detainment center that Ghson is not pleased with the strict daily regimen, getting up and going to sleep early, taking orders, not giving them, the clattering of tin cups banging against steel bars is affecting his ability to think and reason, activities in communal showers is disturbing to him and exposes one of his short comings to public humiliation, that Japanese illustrated novels in prison library suck compared to Voltaire, Marquis de Sade and Sartre,the quality of gruel three times a day is not up to his 5 star standards, and he keeps complaining that his uniform does not meet established French couture guidelines. Only a matter of time until he takes a deal for sure.

MDarringer - 12/21/2018 8:16:22 AM

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I'm sad only that this same kind of treatment could not have been visited on Sergio Marchionne for his atrocious treatment of Chrysler.

mre30 - 12/21/2018 10:18:56 AM

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I have always been puzzled as to how business leaders from essentially socialist countries (France and Italy) can have the business experience to actually run a 'for-profit' company.

I was super-puzzled how Ghosn from France would mesh with the straight-laced Japanese business people. Guess it didn't work out so well.

222max - 12/21/2018 10:30:35 AM

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Ghosn is only nominally French. He is more Brazilian than anything else.