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Renault denounces the investigation led by Nissan on Ghosn
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10:20 pm EST, February 9, 2019
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Former Renault-Nissan President and CEO Carlos Ghosn is detained in Japan on charges that he allegedly under-reported millions of dollars in salary at the head of Nissan
French automaker Renault's lawyers have criticized their alliance's Japanese partner, Nissan, for handling an internal investigation into the Carlos Ghosn scandal, a Sunday newspaper reported.
In a letter to Nissan dated January 19, the lawyers stated that they were "seriously concerned about the methods used" by the company and its legal team, including the way in which they treated certain Renault employees, according to the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.
Former Ghosn alliance leader is detained in Japan on charges, he under-reported millions of dollars in salary to Nissan's head.
"Renault has gathered enough evidence to understand and regret the methods used by Nissan and its lawyers to get interviews with Renault employees through the Japanese prosecutor's office," they said.
Nissan was looking for "evidence to support the charges against Carlos Ghosn after his arrest" and did not consult his French partner, according to the newspaper.
The firm also tried to search Ghosn's apartments in Brazil, Lebanon and the Netherlands without informing Renault, the letter added.
A Nissan spokesman told AFP Sunday that the letter they had received a few weeks ago had "already been reviewed and fully addressed in a series of verbal and written responses from external lawyers from Nissan ".
"The communications in question do not reflect the current state of discussions with Renault and its lawyers," said Nissan spokesman Nicholas Maxfield.
"Nissan (…) has always welcomed an open and direct dialogue with its partners to help us discover relevant facts," he added.
The arrest of the executive in November revealed discrepancies between Renault and Nissan, which, according to some badysts, resonate against Ghosn's efforts to further bring closer the activities of both automakers.
Ghosn was the hub of the three-party alliance, which also included Mitsubishi Motors, was hailed by industry applause for driving together a sometimes heartbreaking trio, whose head office is 10,000 kilometers away.
Much of the tension between the partners comes from a complex ownership structure that gives Renault 43% of Nissan, while Nissan holds only 15% of the capital of the French company – with no voting rights.
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