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WATCH: Ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn freed on bail after three months in jail

Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn leaves a Tokyo jail after more than 100 days of detention, a day after a surprise court decision granting him bail of one billion yen ($9 million).

Carlos Ghosn has gone from heading a powerful international auto alliance to languishing in a Tokyo detention centre on allegations of financial misconduct for the past three months since his arrest.

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Investigators from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office had arrested Ghosn after his private jet touched down at Haneda Airport on November 19, 2018, according to news reports by AFP earlier lastt year.

Accused of financial misconduct, including under-reporting Ghosn's salary between 2010 and 2015, thte former boss and his right-hand man Greg Kelly were detained for investigation.
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