Ghosn's defense team to monitor calls, surveillance footage while he awaits trial

After paying US$9 million in bail, former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn is out of a Japanese jail cell where he spent 108 days, but he must live under a host of restrictions while he awaits trial, which could be a year away.As part of the bail deal arranged by his new legal team hired last month, Ghosn is banned from accessing the internet and email, and only allowed to use a computer not linked to the web at the office of one of his lawyers.

"The cameras will be placed where they can monitor those coming in and out. It's not for recording Ghosn's daily life," said Hironaka, who is nicknamed"the Razor" for many high-profile cases he's won in a country where the conviction rate is 99.9 percent."One person can't manage, so we'll divide it between the offices of the three defense attorneys," he said.

Ghosn had been denied bail twice under his previous legal team, which had proposed he wear a GPS ankle monitor, on grounds that he would be a flight risk or that he would destroy evidence. His new lawyers managed to convince the court otherwise, proposing the restrictions to address concerns. "We have never seen conditions like this placed on bail. When I saw them I thought it was harsh," said Shingi Bando an official at the Japan Bail Support Association, which offers support to people who struggle to come up with bail.Ghosn was released on Wednesday from the Tokyo Detention Center, where he had been held since his Nov. 19 arrest.

He said he the disguise was an attempt to ensure his client could be released without being noticed and taken to a secret location so he could"get back into a normal social life" with his family, who had come to Japan.

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