TOKYO (AFP): Carlos Ghosn's stunning flight while on bail awaiting trial has vindicated prosecutors who said he should have been kept in custody, and sparked calls to toughen Japan's justice system that critics say is already overly harsh.
TOKYO : Carlos Ghosn's stunning flight while on bail awaiting trial has vindicated prosecutors who said he should have been kept in custody, and sparked calls to toughen Japan's justice system that critics say is already overly harsh.
There were also calls in the media to tighten bail procedures in the wake of the tycoon's escape, which many papers said made a"mockery" of Japan's justice system. Suspects can be questioned initially for 48 hours, renewable for two periods of 10 days, bringing the time in custody without formal charges to 22 days.
Former prosecutor Yasuyuki Takai told AFP that the system operates in this way so authorities only charge suspects they are absolutely sure are guilty.The public would ask why so many innocent people were being charged," Takai told AFP, adding that courts have increasingly been granting bail. However, when pleading for bail in his only public court appearance, Ghosn said he was"looking forward to beginning the process of defending myself against the accusations that have been made against me".
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