Carlos Ghosn was arrested again in Tokyo on new charges

According to NHK and other local media, investigators entered Thursday in the temporary residence of the former Nissan group leader in central Tokyo to arrest him.

"My arrest this morning is outrageous and arbitrary," Ghosn said in a statement sent via email to the United States by his spokesman: "This is part of a new April attempt by some people to silence me by misleading the public prosecutors, I am innocent of the baseless accusations and charges against me. "

Ghosn said in an e-mail: "After a wrong prison of 108 days, the most that I hope and that I plead is a fair trial."

"I had to present my case at a press conference next week, I am detained again, prosecutors have refused this opportunity for the moment, but I am confident that the truth will emerge and that I will be acquitted if my trial is fair. "

Nissan said it could not comment on court decisions or court proceedings.

This came a day after Ghosn asked Twitter to hold a press conference on April 11 to "tell the truth" about the charges against him.

Ghosn was initially arrested in Tokyo last November and faces charges of financial corruption and dishonesty following allegations that he would not have revealed personal wage and financial losses of about 82 million. dollars to Nissan's accounts during the financial crisis.