Carlos Ghosn, former president and former CEO of Nissan, has sued the Japanese car company for his dismissal in 2018 and for his arrest for alleged tax fraud, demanding more than 1,000 million dollars, about 915 million euros, for ” profound damage” to your finances and reputation.
The lawsuit accuses Nissan of, among other things, crimes such as defamation, slander and libel and fabricating physical evidence. Ghosn claims 588 million for lost compensation and costs and another 500 million in punitive measures. “The serious accusations” against me “will remain in people’s minds for years,” Ghosn said in the legal documents, assuring that he “will suffer for them for the rest of his life.”
The Brazilian-born businessman responsible for Nissan’s alliance with Renault and Mitsubishi filed his lawsuit with the Lebanese Court of Cassation prosecutor, where he has lived since completing a spectacular escape from Japan in 2019 to avoid being tried for tax evasion.
The lawsuit includes other individuals and entities that have not yet been notified, according to Ghosn’s legal representative. From Nissan it is assured that the company has not yet received it and for that reason they cannot comment, says Bloomberg.
Ghosn’s arrest sent shockwaves through the global auto industry and sparked chaos within Nissan that continues to this day. Since then, the former president has made some statements criticizing Nissan and the Japanese authorities for withdrawing him from the largest alliance in the automobile sector. The manager has defended that his departure was orchestrated from within to dethrone him and balance the forces in the Alliance of brands.
In 2020, a United Nations panel considered that Ghosn’s detention in a Japanese jail for more than 100 days was unnecessary, unjustified, and a violation of his rights.
Ghosn continues to face criminal charges in Japan. From Asia, prosecutors see the lawsuit as a plan to counter the civil lawsuit filed by Nissan in the Yokohama court in which the company claims damages. An investigation has also been opened in France for the collection of million-dollar commissions from a distributor in Oman.
