Ex-Nissan Boss Ghosn 'faces Arrest Again'

Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday entered the home of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who is out on bail, to rearrest him on a new allegation of financial misconduct, local media said.

Public broadcaster NHK and other media said prosecutors had entered Ghosn's temporary accommodation in central Tokyo in the early hours and planned to detain the auto tycoon while they investigate a new charge against him.

If Tokyo prosecutors were to proceed, it would be the fourth criminal charge against the 65-year-old former high-flying auto executive, who denies all allegations of wrongdoing.

It comes a day after Ghosn took to Twitter vowing to tell his side of the story.

Ghosn already faces three charges of financial misconduct over allegations he under-reported his compensation and sought to transfer personal losses to Nissan's books.

"I'm getting ready to tell the truth about what's happening. Press conference on Thursday, April 11," said the tweet, sent early Wednesday afternoon in English and then Japanese.

A spokeswoman for the executive later confirmed the news conference.

If prosecutors were to file new charges, it would not necessarily mean a return for Ghosn to the detention centre where he spent more than three months before winning bail on March 6, according to a local lawyer.

"Prosecutors would need to again justify a detention by saying he was a flight risk and could destroy evidence, and the chances seem fairly slim," the lawyer said.

Ghson spent more than 100 days in detention with limited access to lawyers before being released on a bail of nearly US$9 million. (AFP)