The wife of Carlos Ghosn accuses Nissan of conspiracy to avoid a merger with Renault

Carole Ghosn, the wife of former Nissan president, Carlos Ghosn, has accused Nissan of having her husband arrested in a conspiracy of the board of directors in order to avoid a merger with the French manufacturer Renault.

Carlos Ghosn, who was also CEO of Renault during his arrest last year, was charged in Japan with financial crimes while he was Nissan CEO. Ghosn, who resigned as president of the Japanese automaker in 2017, has denied the charges, which include alleged embezzlement by Nissan to a Saudi businessman and friend. .

"We know it's a conspiracy." Nissan did not want this merger, "said Carole Ghosn in an exclusive interview with Sara Eisen on CNBC's" Closing Bell, "which is expected to air at 4 pm. AND Wednesday.

"Some people within Nissan have decided to get rid of my husband, it's the easiest way to not proceed with the merger," she said. "There may have been a more civilized way of doing it."

Nissan has rejected a merger proposal with Renault in April. The offer was made shortly after Nissan removed Ghosn from the board, thus ending his 19 years with the company.

Ghosn has been arrested again this month for new charges of misusing companies' money. He always refused to sign a confession and accused Nissan and unidentified corporate members of having "acted sneakily" and committed a "coup de force". ;State".

The Italian-American car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler announced a merger proposal with Renault last week. Carole Ghosn said "it is clear that Nissan does not want to be involved and they do not want anything to do with it."

"I think that with time, this story will become clearer, and people now realize that it was a conspiracy against my husband," she said. declared.

-CNBC & # 39; s Paul Eisenstein contributed to this report