Carlos Ghosn, former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., sits in a vehicle as he leaves his lawyer's office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Representatives for ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn lashed out against the Japanese automaker Tuesday afternoon, reiterating claims of a conspiracy to take down the high-profile executive.

The remarks from Ghosn's defense team come a day before Ghosn is expected to publicly speak for the first time since secretly fleeing Japan, where he was under strict house arrest, to Lebanon on Dec. 30 to escape what he called a "rigged" justice system.

The statement claims Nissan's investigation into the executive for alleged financial misconduct and misuse of corporate resources was "never about finding the truth; it was initiated and carried out for the specific, predetermined purpose of taking down Carlos Ghosn to prevent him from further integrating Nissan and Renault, which threatened the independence of Nissan, one of Japan's iconic, flagship companies."

The statement from Ghosn's team follows a statement from Nissan saying it would "continue to take appropriate legal action to hold Ghosn accountable for the harm that his misconduct has caused."

Ghosn, who simultaneously led three automakers as part of the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance, has denied all charges against him. He had been awaiting trial in Japan since his initial November 2018 arrest on charges of financial misconduct and misuse of corporate resources for personal gain.