Tokyo court grants bail to senior executive who has branded raft of allegations ‘a conspiracy’

A court in Tokyo has granted bail to Carlos Ghosn, days after prosecutors charged the former Nissan chairman for a fourth time over allegations he misused company funds.

Bail was set at 500m yen ($4.5m), according the the Tokyo district court.

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