Nissan 10 billion yen compensation proceedings Ghosn demands dismissal of complaint November 13, 15:33

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A trial has begun in which Nissan Motor claimed that Carlos Ghosn had caused damage to the company by stating false information in the securities report and demanded compensation of about 10 billion yen. The lawyer asked to dismiss the proceedings.

Former President Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon in the Middle East, did not appear in court.

Former Chairman Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon on charges of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act for stating less compensation in the securities report, said that the cost of correcting the false statement in the securities report and " We are demanding compensation of about 10 billion yen for damages such as the loss of credit of the company and the fall of stock price due to fraudulent expenditure from Nissan's reserve fund called "CEO reserve" and a series of fraudulent acts. ..



The trial began at the Yokohama District Court on the 13th, and the lawyer of the former chairman demanded that the proceedings be dismissed and showed a willingness to fight.



He then claimed that the procedure was unreasonable because Nissan did not provide evidence of the claim.



Former Chairman Ghosn did not appear in court, and according to the lawyer, he continues to hold meetings through videophones and other means.

Former Chairman Ghosn said in a statement "I can disprove that there is no basis"

After the trial, a lawyer representing former chairman Carlos Ghosn held a press conference and issued a statement from the former chairman.



In this, former chairman Ghosn said, "This civil lawsuit is an extension of a mysterious internal investigation by a part of Nissan and an unjust arrest and prosecution by the prosecution, and through a fair trial, it disproves that there is no basis for illegal acts. I can go on. "



Attorney Nobuo Gohara, who had a press conference, said, "There are many mysterious points in the procedure, and it is speculated that this trial was filed to avoid payment of compensation to the former chairman, which is the cause of false statements in the securities report. Yes, the Nissan side needs to prove the criminal facts that the prosecution was trying to prove in the criminal trial, and while the criminal trial procedure has been suspended, we would like to get closer to clarifying the truth in this trial. "

Nissan "Expecting the truth to be revealed by the judgment"

"The proceedings are part of our basic policy of liabilitying former Chairman Ghosn for damages caused by deliberate and serious fraud. We expect the truth to be revealed by a court ruling. I announced a comment saying "I will."