Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been denied a second request for release on bail from Tokyo’s Detention Centre in Japan on January 22, 2019.<br />The Tokyo District Court did not immediately provide an explanation for the ruling, but when his first bail request was turned down last week, judges cited concerns about Ghosn being a flight risk. The Brazilian-born businessman, who also has French and Lebanese nationality, has been detained since November 19, 2018.<br />Ghosn is accused of falsifying financial reports and breach of trust related to under-reporting of his compensation from Nissan Motor Co. He has denied wrongdoing.<br />Ghosn’s case has drawn attention to Japan’s so-called “hostage justice”, a practice which reportedly involves suspects being held for months before trial, especially when they assert they are innocent.<br />
