Ghosn's wife slams Japan detention as 'draconian' in letter

TOKYO (AP) — The wife of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has written a letter to Human Rights Watch, an advocacy group, criticizing his long detention and Japan's criminal justice system as unfair and harsh.

"My husband's is a case study in the realities of this draconian system," Carole Ghosn wrote in a nine-page letter Monday to the Tokyo branch of the global organization.

Ghosn, arrested Nov. 19, has been charged with falsifying financial reporting in underreporting his income and with breach of trust in having Nissan Motor Co. shoulder investment losses and making payments to a Saudi businessman. Last week, he asserted his innocence in a Tokyo court, his first public appearance since his arrest.