supreme court: The lawyers made the appeal to the Supreme Court on Wednesday after the Tokyo District Court rejected their objection to its approval for an initial 10 days' detention for Ghosn through Sunday. ; The district court also decided Friday to extend the detention period to April 22, but for two days less than what was requested by prosecutors, according to The Japan Times. The 65-year-old was served a fourth arrest warrant on April 4 following an allegation he misused company funds for personal purposes. Chairman Carlos Ghosn against his detention following his rearrest last week over fresh allegations of financial misconduct, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. His return to detention came after he was released on bail in early March, having been held for 108 days since his initial arrest last November. Ghosn, whose nearly two decades of leadership of the automaker came to a sudden end after his initial arrest, has denied any wrongdoing. The former chairman has already been indicted on charges of violating Japan's financial instruments law by underreporting remuneration to regulators, and aggravated breach of trust in relation to the alleged transfer of private investment losses to Nissan.
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