Carlos Ghosn, until recently, chief of Renault and Nissan, is not free. Japan’s justice suddenly raises new allegations against the Manager and prolongs the detention.
That Japanese state lawyers as particularly persistent, is fond of bandying about. In the case of Carlos Ghosn, the assumption appears to be true. Actually, the man with three nationalities (Lebanese, French, Brazilian) should come after several weeks of detention in the days before Christmas are free, because a court rejected a request for a custody extension.
But nothing will come of it: The Prosecutor’s office in Tokyo rose on Friday on new accusations against the prominent car Manager and issued to the now third Time the arrest warrant, as Japanese media reported. As a result, the detention will be extended for at least ten days.
The news Agency Bloomberg wrote on Friday citing a statement by the Prosecutor’s office of a new arrest warrant on suspicion of enhanced breach of trust. According to the media information, Ghosn should have personal debts in the amount of nearly $ 17 million when Nissan dumped the group, he had once saved from Bankruptcy. A spokesman for the Prosecutor’s office would not comment on the request. Also of Motonari Otsuru, the lawyer of the Manager, there was initially no opinion.
Income do not specify?
Ghosn was on 19. November have been arrested, because between 2011 and 2015, only one-half of his income declared. The detention was subsequently extended, first until Thursday of this week. The public Prosecutor had collected in the meantime, new allegations, according to which in the other years, Ghosns income is too low. Overall, it should go to the equivalent of 70 million euros.
Charges were previously levied but only because of allegedly incorrectly declared income in the amount of 39 million euros. In the case of a conviction for this original allegations of up to ten years of imprisonment threaten the Manager.
In Japan, a very well-known Manager in the case of Ghosn in the press
Observers were astounded at the action of the justice in the case of Japan, very famous Manager. Japan’s justice Minister Takashi Yamashita held on Friday, according to Japanese media against criticism of the actions of the prosecutors in the case.
Lawyers and Embassy employees are allowed to visit Ghosn and his co-defendants, former Manager, Greg Kelly in custody. During the interrogations, the lawyers are not allowed to be present, so it is in Japan Standard.
Also, the detention is extended by new charges, the Prosecutor can push your case forward, is for Japan’s judiciary, according to experts, a quite typical procedure. A trial date in the case of Ghosn. On Friday, the apartment Ghosns in Tokyo was searched on the station TV Asahi.
Before the new allegations, reported Japanese broadcaster NHK, with reference to Ghosns lawyer, the Manager of wool to defend his good name in court and after his release, hold a press conference. The position of the things was “absolutely unacceptable”, Ghosn said. “I want my Position to be heard, and I want to restore my honor before the court again.”
Since Ghosn was arrested, moved the Auto Alliance of Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi. The Manager was for many years the driving force behind the Alliance. Because of the scandal Ghosn was relieved at Nissan and Mitsubishi of its Offices. The French Alliance partner Renault, which holds 43.4 percent of Nissan, on the other hand had recently decided to leave Ghosn in his Offices as the Board of management and the Board of Directors chief. You have to be able to no wrongdoing.
“Rebellion at Nissan”
Nissan explained to Renault comprehensively about Ghosns case. The observer will see, however, so far, not so. Many questions remained open, in Tokyo. The business line “Financial Times” area refers to unnamed analysts, who speculate that there had been a “Rebellion within Nissan and the Renault”.
Nissan headquarters in Tokyo
The Japanese hold 15 percent of Renault, but have no voting rights. In Japan, there is speculation that the Japanese hope to reduce the influence of the state-supported French partner to the Management and to make the Alliance more balanced. Renault, however, wool will retain its influence on Nissan.
As the French daily newspaper “Le Figaro” reported, along came Renault’s Interim chief Thierry Bollore and his Nissan-Mr Hiroto Saikawa on Wednesday multiple. At the Meeting, was not, according to Renault-responsible for the overall it clear that there was at Nissan the same impression of urgency in the matter, wrote the paper.
As a shareholder, Renault calls for large-scale in view of the crisis for quite some time, to convene the extraordinary General meeting. The date, there is not yet, though the crisis has been brewing since mid-November.
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