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US auto giant Carlos Ghosn thinks his arrest and the charges against him are the result of a "conspiracy and treason" against his former employer, Nissan, he said on Wednesday. Nikkei daily newspaper.
According to the daily, Ghosn was quoted as saying "without a doubt" that the charges against him were motivated by Nissan executives opposed to further integration of the company with its partner in the French Renault alliance. .
The interview, the first granted by Ghosn since his astonishing arrest on November 19, took place in the Tokyo detention center where he has been languishing ever since.
The 64-year-old has been denied bail several times. The court considered it a risk of absconding and feared that he could not attempt to destroy evidence.
But he stressed again that he "would not run away. I will defend myself, "according to the Nikkei.
"All the evidence is with Nissan and Nissan forbids all employees to talk to me," he added.
Even his own lawyer said it was unlikely that he would be released before a trial, which could take up to six months to organize considering the complexity of the case.
Ghosn faces three separate charges, which he denies all.
He is accused of under-reporting his income between 2010 and 2015 in the amount of 5 billion yen and continuing to do so for three years. In total, Ghosn is suspected of failing to report about 9 billion yen of his salary.
He is also accused of a complex ploy to try to pbad on personal currency losses on Nissan and use the company's funds to pay back a Saudi contact who provided him with a guarantee.
The executive, who was once prized for its recovery from the struggling Nissan, was removed from its position as president of the automaker and Mitsubishi Motors. He resigned as President and CEO of the French company Renault.
He told the Nikkei that there was a plan to "integrate" the three companies but insisted that it was intended to ensure that there would be "autonomy within the company". 39, a holding company. "
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