Ex-Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn was freed from Japanese custody on March 6, 2019, under a $9 million bail agreement that imposed stringent restrictions to prevent potential evidence tampering or witness intimidation, according to his legal team.
The conditions include:
- Residing exclusively in Tokyo
- Surrendering his passport to his attorney and prohibiting international travel
- Obtaining court approval for trips exceeding two nights
- Installing surveillance cameras at his residence entrances
- Prohibiting internet and email access
- Restricting computer use to an offline device at his lawyer's office
- Banning communication with case-related parties
- Requiring court permission to attend Nissan board meetings
- Restricting contact with Nissan executives
His legal team emphasized that violating these terms would result in immediate re-incarceration. The conditions align with Japanese judicial practices for high-profile financial crime defendants.
Reporting by Tim Kelly and Mayuko Ono; Editing by Stephen Coates
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