TOKYO—A defiant Carlos Ghosn accused “backstabbing” former colleagues of conspiring to oust him as Nissan chairman and threatening the Japanese automaker’s future, in a video marking his first public address since his initial arrest last year.
Prosecutors took the highly unusual step of re-arresting Ghosn on April 4 on fresh allegations that he used company funds to enrich himself by $5 million. The once-feted executive, who had been out on $9 million bail for 30 days, recorded the video the day before he went back to jail.
