A Corruption Trial Started Against Ghosn and Dati in Paris
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Questioned for the first time on Thursday, Rachida Dati challenged any lobbying activity on behalf of Renault when she was elected European. If she did not keep any trace of her "lawyer" activity, it was to "conform" to "the will of Carlos Ghosn".
Trial of Ex-Minister Dati in Renault Corruption Case Kicks Off Despite Absence of Co-Defendant Ghosn
Former French justice and culture minister Rachida Dati is being voted over the €900,000 she received between 2010 and 2012 from Renault-Nissan, then led by Carlos Ghosn. The French-Lebanese businessman will be sorted in absentia.
On Thursday late in the afternoon, the mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris began answering questions from the court, focusing on the contract she signed with Renault's subsidiary, as a lawyer, which is at the heart of the accusations of corruption.
A corruption trial started against Ghosn and Dati in Paris
Former Renault and Alliance car executive Carlos Ghosn, who faces charges of corruption and influence-peddling in France, did not appear in court in Paris at the start of his trial on Wednesday. No lawyer appeared in court on behalf of the 72-year-old, who has fled to Lebanon, where he holds citizenship. The former Renault-Nissan chief is accused of having paid €900,000 to the co-defendant, former French culture minister Rachida Dati, between 20…
Rachida Dati was questioned, on the second day of the trial on suspicion of corruption, about the near absence of elements of her work for Renault.
On the second day of his corruption trial, Rachida Dati still did not express himself on the merits, as his lawyers multiplied the challenges to spare him as long as possible from having to answer the charges.
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