Ex-Renault, Nissan Boss Ghosn To Face Corruption Trial In Paris
After escaping from the fire of Japanese justice in a box, former Nissan and Renault kingpin Carlos Ghosn will now face the frying pan of French justice over corruption charges.
Ghosn and former French Minister for Culture, Rachida Dati will stand trial after a long-running investigation into alleged corruption via consultancy fees paid to Dati more than 10 years ago.
Ghosn, who escaped Japanese justice (or, if he is to be believed, 'injustice') in 2019 after being detained via house arrest for allegedly defrauding Nissan, is to face trial on a date to be set by a Parisian court in September.
Ghosn is now more famous for escaping Japan in a box, flying from Japan to Lebanon by private plane after plot masterminded by Mike Taylor (no relation to the author) and his son, Peter.
(Both men were extradited from the USA to Japan and were jailed for their roles in the escape.)
Ghosn remained untouched because Lebanon has no extradition treaty with Japan. Similary, Lebanon has no extradition treaty with France…
The charges stem from the circumstances of consultancy payments made to Dati when she was a member of the European Parliament, and whether she gave any legitimate consultancy advise to earn her fees from Renault-Nissan BV - the entity which oversaw the alliance of Renault and Nissan.
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