Tokyo prosecutors on Friday charged former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn with two additional counts of financial misconduct, a move that prompted his lawyers later in the day to seek his release on bail following his arrest in November.

The 64-year-old was charged with aggravated breach of trust in relation to the alleged transfer of private investment losses to Nissan amid the 2008 global financial crisis, and for understating his remuneration in the three fiscal years through March last year.

The prosecutors also indicted former Nissan Representative Director Greg Kelly and Nissan itself for the alleged misstatement of Ghosn's remuneration.