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A lawyer of former Nissan president Carlos Ghosn, who was remanded last week, exposed the terms of his initial bail to clarify what he termed erroneous speculation in Japanese media.
Ghosn, accused of financial misconduct, was arrested in November but released in March. On April 4, he was arrested again for new allegations.
In Japan, it is unusual for a suspect who has released the bond to be arrested again.
Takashi Takano listed the conditions in a blog post published on April 6, including preventing Ghosn from using only one computer, his lawyer's, and a cell phone. It is the first time that such conditions, defined by the Tokyo District Court, have been disclosed in detail.
Ghosn, 65, who led Nissan for two decades, said he was innocent.
The conditions of detention also provide that Mr Ghosn must surrender his pbadport, control the door of his apartment by a camera and record the calls he has made and the people he has met, besides his family and his lawyers, said Takano.
Ghosn is prohibited from fleeing or tampering with evidence, and from meeting certain people, including Greg Kelly, a member of the board of directors of Nissan Motor Co. suspected of collaborating with Ghosn, the managing director of Nissan , Hiroto Saikawa, and other people likely to be witnesses,.
The Tokyo District Court approved his detention until 14 April. His legal team seeks to reverse this situation, arguing that he had already clarified the terms of his release. Detention may be extended if the court approves the prosecutor's request.
Prosecutors say the latest allegations are separate from previous charges and Ghosn could tamper with evidence. Ghosn's legal team says prosecutors have already raided Ghosn's homes and taken everything.
Although prosecutors may interrogate Ghosn daily at the Tokyo Detention Center, Ghosn's time for his defense with his lawyers will be limited.
Japan has been criticized for its lengthy, non-sentenced detention, known as "hostage justice". Critics say that leads to false confessions.
Ghosn has been accused of falsifying securities documents and making Nissan bear losses related to personal investments. According to the latest allegations, Ghosn would divert some of the money paid by a Nissan subsidiary to an Oman dealership.
Ghosn says that the compensation, which was for his retirement, was never decided or paid, the investment losses were never sustained and the payments were for legitimate services.
The date of his trial has not yet been fixed and may occur in several months. Nissan, allied with the French company Renault SA, will hold a shareholder meeting on Monday to seek approval to overthrow Ghosn from his board of directors.
Ghosn has French, Brazilian and Lebanese nationality.
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