Former Nissan Executive Kelly’s Trial Begins in Tokyo Without Ghosn

Former Nissan Executive Kelly’s Trial Begins in Tokyo Without Ghosn
Greg Kelly, former representative director of Nissan Motor Co., arrives for the first trial hearing at the Tokyo District Court in Japan on Sept. 15, 2020. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via Reuters
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TOKYO—Former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly denied charges he helped former boss Carlos Ghosn hide income as the American lawyer’s trial opened in Tokyo on Tuesday, almost 2 years after Japanese prosecutors arrested the pair.

Kelly, who has been on bail in Japan since his release from jail in 2018, delivered his plea to the court without co-accused Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon in December following a dramatic escape from Japan.