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January 13, 2019 12:00 AM

Ghosn focuses on next rescue: Himself

The cool, calm savior of Nissan stares down his accusers in court

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    KYODO VIA REUTERS
    A courtroom sketch highlights Carlos Ghosn’s hollowed-out cheeks and tousled hair.

    TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn may have thought his greatest feat was saving Nissan Motor Co. from impending bankruptcy in 1999.

    But the embattled uber-executive is now channeling the same steely resolve he exhibited then into an equally uncanny rescue bid: saving himself from prison.

    To hear Ghosn's lead lawyer tell it, the ousted Nissan chairman — even after two months in a Tokyo jail cell — is calm, cool and laser-focused on the task of proving his innocence in court.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn may have thought his greatest feat was saving Nissan Motor Co. from impending bankruptcy in 1999.

    But the embattled uber-executive is now channeling the same steely resolve he exhibited then into an equally uncanny rescue bid: saving himself from prison.

    To hear Ghosn's lead lawyer tell it, the ousted Nissan chairman — even after two months in a Tokyo jail cell — is calm, cool and laser-focused on the task of proving his innocence in court.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    Ghosn focuses on next

    TOKYO — Carlos Ghosn may have thought his greatest feat was saving Nissan Motor Co. from impending bankruptcy in 1999.

    But the embattled uber-executive is now channeling the same steely resolve he exhibited then into an equally uncanny rescue bid: saving himself from prison.

    To hear Ghosn's lead lawyer tell it, the ousted Nissan chairman — even after two months in a Tokyo jail cell — is calm, cool and laser-focused on the task of proving his innocence in court.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

    "He is very much focused on the content of the legal investigation, what kind of questions are being asked or what advice we have for him. He's very calm and logical," Otsuru said.

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