Nissan's fugitive ex-chair has said he was "ripped from my family and friends" by Japanese prosecutors.
Carlos Ghosn spoke on Wednesday at his first press conference since he was arrested in November 2018 and since he skipped bail and fled to Lebanon last month.
The former Nissan chairman insisted the allegations against him are untrue and said the feeling of hopelessness he felt after the claims surfaced was "profound".
He also said that Nissan and prosecutors colluded to try and remove him from his role in the company.
Mr Ghosn has said that his detention is a "travesty" against human rights.
He said: "I was brutally taken from my work as I knew it, ripped from my work, my family and my friends."
"It is impossible to express the depth of that deprivation and my profound appreciation to be able to be reunited with my family and loved ones."
Mr Ghosn also claimed he was "interrogated for up to eight hours a day without any lawyers present" and said he was told "it will get worse for you if you don't just confess".
He added: "I am not above the law. I welcome the opportunity for the truth to come out and have my name vindicated and my reputation restored.
"I did not escape justice - I fled injustice and persecution."
The businessman’s daring and improbable escape has perplexed and embarrassed Japanese authorities after he skipped bail and managed to flee the country despite supposedly rigorous surveillance.
Media reports have said that he left his residence alone, met two men at a Tokyo hotel, and then took a bullet train to Osaka before boarding a private jet hidden inside a case for musical equipment.
He flew to Istanbul and was then transferred onto another plane bound for Beirut, where he arrived on December 30.
Lebanese authorities have said Mr Ghosn entered the country on a legal passport, casting doubt on the possibility they would hand him over to Japan.
Lebanon last week received an Interpol-issued wanted notice – a non-binding request to law enforcement agencies worldwide that they locate and provisionally arrest a fugitive.
Lebanon and Japan do not have an extradition treaty, and the Interpol notice does not require Lebanon to arrest him.
Mr Ghosn, who is Lebanese and also holds French and Brazilian passports, was set to go on trial in Japan in April
Japanese justice officials acknowledge that it is unclear whether the Ghosns can be brought back to Japan to face charges.
Mr Ghosn’s former employer, Nissan Motor Corporation, said it was still pursuing legal action against him despite his escape, adding that Mr Ghosn engaged in serious misconduct while leading the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance. He denies all the charges.
