Carlos Ghosn, chairman of the Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. alliance, was arrested Monday evening for allegedly violating a financial law.
周一晚间,日产-雷诺-三菱汽车联盟主席卡洛斯·戈恩因涉嫌违反金融法被逮捕。
Ghosn, prior to his arrest, was questioned Monday by the Tokyo District Public
Prosecutors1 Office on suspicion of under-reporting his
corporate2 salary, with
investigators3 believing Ghosn may have filed corporate financial statements and entries that were several hundreds of millions of
yen4 (several millions of U.S. dollars) less than actual
earnings5, in
violation6 of Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law.
While saying it will
fully7 cooperate with the prosecutors'
investigation8 of Ghosn, Nissan has said that it will propose dismissing Ghosn as chairman at a board meeting among multiple "serious misconducts," and believes the undeclared earnings were used for personal reasons by Ghosn.
Greg Kelly, a member of the board, was also arrested Monday on allegations of violating Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and Nissan has indicated Kelly will also be dismissed for his involvement in
improper9 financial practices.
Ghosn's improprieties, according to Nissan, came to light several months ago following a whistleblower reporting the chairman's misconduct.