The CEO of Nissan, dismissed after suspicions of financial malfeasance, should be indicted from Monday after the charge of the Tokyo prosecutors office.
The Tokyo prosecutor's office has decided to indict Carlos Ghosn, suspected of concealing part of his income, and the Nissan group as a legal entity, the business daily Nikkei reported Friday.
The indictment should begin on Monday, end of the period of custody of the boss of industry, arrested November 19 in Tokyo to have, according to Japanese investigators, failed to report to the stock market authorities about 5 billion yen (38 million) of revenue over five years.
Mr Ghosn, who denies financial misconduct, remains CEO of the French car manufacturer Renault, but was removed from his position as chairman of the boards of Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors.
His right arm Greg Kelly, arrested at the same time as him, will also be charged, says the Nikkei, who does not name his sources.
Prosecutions against Nissan
According to the newspaper, the prosecution will also sue Nissan, saying that the responsibility also lies with the company, which is the entity that submitted the offending reports to the stock market authorities. Contacted by AFP, the prosecution refused to comment.
For its part, Nissan recalled "that it cooperated fully" with the prosecution, which triggered its investigation after receiving the results of an internal investigation conducted in recent months by the manufacturer in the greatest secrecy.
A police custody that could last for 22 days
Meanwhile, prosecutors will seek a new arrest warrant against Carlos Ghosn, on new suspicions of income reduction over three years, for an amount of 4 billion yen, had claimed earlier in the week several Japanese media.
In concrete terms, this will revive a police custody procedure that can last for 22 days from Monday.
The investigations could also be extended to other reasons, Nissan blaming its former savior for having committed abuses of corporate assets, such as the use of luxury residences at group expense.
Far from his lavish lifestyle, Mr. Ghosn, whose arrest has caused a thunderclap in the business world, is now living in a cell in a prison in North Tokyo. His lawyers can not attend the hearings and visits are very limited.