Ghosn family lawyer slams Japanese prosecutors

(4 Apr 2019) A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn’s family accused Japanese prosecutors on Thursday of unfairly targeting his wife and seizing her computer, phone and passport during Ghosn’s latest arrest. Lawyer Jessica Finelle told The Associated Press in Paris that the family is “extremely shocked“ that Tokyo prosecutors arrested Ghosn for a fourth time Thursday. She insisted on his innocence. Finelle accused Japanese authorities of trying to “shut him up,“ because Ghosn was arrested just after he announced plans for a news conference next week. She said new arrest was “pure harassment.“ The lawyer said the Japanese authorities searched his wife Carole and took her computer, cell phone and passport, including confidential exchanges with lawyers. Carole Ghosn has not been charged in the Japanese investigation, and Japanese prosecutors didn’t comment Thursday on why they seized belongings of Ghosn’s wife. Tokyo prosecutors said the new arrest was based