Nissan sued Carlos Ghosn in a Japanese court, seeking $90 million in damages to recoup costs related to the former chairman’s alleged financial misconduct.

Fugitive former Nissan boss Ghosn said the decision to escape Japan, where he was due to stand trial for alleged financial misconduct, “was the most difficult of my life”.

Former Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn has been re-arrested in Tokyo while out on bail pending trial over claims of financial misconduct.

Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new charges of financial misconduct against former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, meaning the auto tycoon is unlikely to leave jail soon. Nissan was also charged with under-reporting his pay.