Lead lawyer for Ghosn's legal team steps down

Reuters - Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn's chief defence lawyer, Motonari Otsuru, submitted his resignation to the court on Wednesday (February 13), according to a statement from his law office. No reason was given for the resignation in the statement, while staff at Otsuru's office confirmed his resignation but would not give a reason. Japan's Sankei newspaper said Ghosn had hired hotshot lawyer Junichiro Hironaka as Otsuru's replacement. Ghosn, arrested and detained in Tokyo since November 19, was indicted in Japan on charges of under-reporting his salary at Nissan between 2010 and 2018. He has denied the deferred pay was illegal or required disclosure.