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TOKYO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japanese prosecutors on Thursday searched a house in Tokyo where former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn lived while out on bail before he staged a dramatic escape from Japan.

The search came as investigators try to look into the details of how Ghosn, who is facing trial for alleged financial misconduct, managed to slip out of the country.

"I am now in Lebanon and will no longer be held hostage by a rigged Japanese justice system," Ghosn said in a statement released by his U.S. representative on Monday.

Ghosn, who holds Brazilian, French and Lebanese nationality, is accused of under-reporting his remuneration for years and for embezzling company funds. He has denied all the charges, claiming company insiders conspired against him.

Ghosn's bail has been revoked. Japanese police and prosecutors are investigating suspicions that he left Japan through unlawful means. According to sources with knowledge of the matter, Japan's immigration database shows no record of Ghosn's departure.