TOKYO -- Junichiro Hironaka, the lawyer leading the defense of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor's former chairman who at the end of last year jumped bail and fled Japan, on Thursday submitted a resignation notice to the Tokyo District Court.
"I submitted the resignation notice for all lawyers belonging to [Hironaka's law firm] to the Tokyo District Court for all cases regarding Carlos Ghosn," Hironaka said in a statement. He added that he will not hold a news conference regarding the matter.
