Japanese prosecutors on April 4 arrested ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn on suspicion of trying to enrich himself at the automaker's expense. Ghosn had been released on bail on March 6 after spending more than three months in detention for charges including financial misconduct.
In a TV interview aired on April 4, he called on the French government to defend him: “I am keeping up my combat, I am innocent. It's hard, I have to admit it, and I call on the French government to defend me, and to defend my rights as a citizen,” he said in an interview with French stations TF1 and LCI.
France’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, told BFM TV on April 4 that Ghosn was getting French consular protection and that there must be a presumption of innocence. Le Maire also said his responsibility was to ensure that Renault performed well.