{"id":6299,"date":"2019-01-14T06:07:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T06:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/wife-of-ex-nissan-boss-urges-action-on-harsh-detention\/"},"modified":"2019-01-14T06:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T06:07:29","slug":"wife-of-ex-nissan-boss-urges-action-on-harsh-detention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/wife-of-ex-nissan-boss-urges-action-on-harsh-detention\/","title":{"rendered":"Wife of ex-Nissan boss urges action on ‘harsh’ detention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The wife of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has said he is suffering under “harsh treatment” in a Japanese jail, where he has been detained for nearly two months. <\/p>\n

In a letter to Human Rights Watch, Carole Ghosn described constant interrogations and appealed for action. <\/p>\n

Mr Ghosn’s arrest for financial misconduct shocked the auto industry. <\/p>\n

His detention, which is likely to continue for months, has drawn criticism of Japan’s justice system. <\/p>\n

In Japan, suspects can be held while prosecutors investigate allegations. They can also be detained for long periods once charges have been filed.<\/p>\n

Mr Ghosn, a towering figure of the car industry, faces three charges of financial misconduct including understating his income and aggravated breach of trust. <\/p>\n

He has denied any wrongdoing. <\/p>\n

“For hours each day, the prosecutors interrogate him, browbeat him, lecture him and berate him, outside the presence of his attorneys, in an effort to extract a confession,” Mrs Ghosn said in her nine-page letter to the advocacy group. <\/p>\n

There has been no immediate reaction to the claims from Japanese prosecutors. <\/p>\n

Last week a judge said incarcerating Mr Ghosn was justified to prevent possible evidence-tampering and because of the risk that he might flee. <\/p>\n

His defence team previously denied that the executive had been pressured to sign documents or a confession in Japanese, AFP reports. <\/p>\n

‘Draconian’ justice system<\/h2>\n

In the letter, which has been widely reported, Mrs Ghosn describes the conditions of her husband’s detention. <\/p>\n

She said he is being held in a small, unheated cell and denied daily medications. He has lost weight since his detainment, she said, and eats mainly rice and barley.<\/p>\n

Last week, the 64-year-old looked visibly thinner when he appeared in court for the first time since his arrest on 19 November. <\/p>\n

“I urge Human Rights Watch to highlight his case… to press the government to reform its draconian system of pretrial detention and interrogation,” the letter said. <\/p>\n

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Mr Ghosn’s lawyers said he could be in jail for another six months before his first trial<\/a> is held. <\/p>\n

“No one should be forced to endure what my husband faces every day, particularly in a developed nation like Japan, the third largest economy in the world,” the letter said. <\/p>\n

Brazilian-born auto executive was the architect of the Renault-Nissan alliance, and brought Mitsubishi on board in 2016. <\/p>\n

In the past, he has been hailed a hero in Japan for turning around the ailing Nissan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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