Police visit to the Renault Headquarters

Investigators have the headquarters of the French car group’s searches. Possibly the RAID depends on the wedding of the former CEOs Ghosn in the Palace of Versailles.

Police search the headquarters of the car company in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, for an Insider, is not surprising. Media agree according to reports, the RAID of the Ex-Renault boss Carlos Ghosn, against the longer-is determined. A few weeks ago police had already taken his private residence under the microscope.

The news magazine L’express reported that the reason for the investigation was Versailles the financing of the wedding Ghosns in the castle. Renault had announced at the beginning of the year, the justice due to alleged personal Benefit for the car Manager to turn it on. Ghosn was given the castle in October 2016 as a Party in the historical Baroque.

He is alleged to have personally of a sponsorship contract between Renault and the castle benefits. It was, according to Renault a sum of around € 50,000. Ghosns lawyer then spoke of a misunderstanding and said his client was willing to pay the money back.

Arrest in April

For Ghosn, even the controversial circumstances under which the wedding party took place is likely to be a relatively small Problem. The former chief of Renault and Nissan, is accused in Japan due to financial misconduct in five points. The office of the public Prosecutor Tokyo accuses him of, among other things, misappropriation of company funds and violations of disclosure obligations.

Ghosn has since been released on bail, but must not leave his place of residence. The Accused, with only the French but also the Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship, denies all the allegations and speaks of an intrigue of former colleagues on the management Board at Nissan.

djo/as (AP, rtr)


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