Former Vice President Carlos Ghosn, who was accused of disclosing less compensation to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., appeared as a witness in the trial of former CEO Greg Kelly, who secretly investigated Ghosn's injustice. "All authority was concentrated on the former chairman, it was difficult to denounce it from the inside, and a prosecution move was necessary," he testified.
In the trial of former Nissan representative director Greg Kelly, witnesses of Nissan officials continued to be cross-examined, and one former vice president, Hitoshi Kawaguchi, who secretly investigated the injustice of former chairman Ghosn, was called by the witnesses. I did.
Former Vice President Kawaguchi testified about the internal investigation, "I felt that the public-private confusion of former Chairman Ghosn was a risk. I joined the investigation from around March 2018."
And from an outside lawyer, the former chairman is well known internationally, so there is a high risk if it is an in-house investigation, and he advised that he should consult with the prosecution, and four months before the former chairman was arrested, July 2018 He explained that a lawyer provided information to the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office in July.
In addition, the defendant's lawyer asked if he hurried to provide information to the prosecution in order to stop the integration with Renault, while former vice president Kawaguchi said, "I think former chairman Ghosn is willing to integrate. It's true that it was a negative thing for Nissan, but I'm sure it never forged fraud to prevent integration. At that time, Ghosn had all the power and denounced from the inside. It was difficult and required a prosecution move. "