TOKYO — Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested again in Tokyo early Thursday over new suspicions of financial misconduct less than a month after he was released on bail.
Prosecutors descended on Ghosn’s Tokyo apartment in an early-morning move, according to footage on public broadcaster NHK, and later brought him to the Tokyo prosecutors’ office. A friend of Ghosn said a defense lawyer confirmed that Mr. Ghosn was rearrested by prosecutors. A representative of Ghosn confirmed his arrest.
“My arrest this morning is outrageous and arbitrary,” Ghosn said in a statement released by a representative. “Why arrest me except to try to break me? I will not be broken. I am innocent of the groundless charges and accusations against me.”
Prosecutors were expected to lay out their new suspicions against Ghosn later Thursday. Nissan 7201, +0.48% has investigated whether Ghosn funneled millions of dollars in company funds through an Omani car distributor for personal use, possibly including the purchase of a yacht, according to people familiar with the matter. Nissan has also investigated whether the Omani company helped fund an investment company partly owned by Ghosn’s son, they said.
An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.
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