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Gaunt, graying Ghosn protests his innocence in court

Ghosn, shown in a courtroom sketch, appeared in court looking thinner and with sunken cheeks. He appeared to have lost weight and his hair was graying at the roots. Sketch drawn by Nobutoshi Katsuyama (inset). (Kyodo\/via REUTERS)
January 08, 2019 04:26 AM

TOKYO – A gaunt and graying Carlos Ghosn, appearing for the first time in public after nearly two months in a Japanese jail, told a Tokyo court Tuesday he was “wrongly accused and unfairly detained.” Ghosn mounted a point-by-point defense against the accusations facing him.

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