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Former Nissan Motor Chariman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo last year. He has since fled to Lebanon where he now resides. © Reuters

YUKI SAKURADA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The prosecution's star witness in a trial of a former Nissan executive accused of helping Carlos Ghosn commit financial crimes wrapped up his testimony this week, accusing company executives of conspiring to compensate the former Nissan chairman while avoiding public disclosure in testimony that has stunned corporate Japan.

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