Ghosn replaces legal team in Tokyo 3 months into case

SINGAPORE/TOKYO: Carlos Ghosn replaced his legal team in Tokyo as he prepares for a trial on the financial misconduct allegations that have shocked the global car industry and kept the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman in jail for almost three months. Ghosn said on Wednesday he hired Junichiro Hironaka to be his new lawyer and help him with the “trial phase” of his case. The outgoing lawyers, including former local prosecutor Motonari Otsuru, said they notified the court they no longer will represent Ghosn. The fallen executive is trying to step up his defense from behind bars after Otsuru’s team failed several times to win bail for Ghosn since his arrest.