日产董事长卡洛斯・戈恩涉嫌违反金融法被逮捕
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 Prosecutors Office on suspicion of under-reporting his corporate salary, with investigators believing Ghosn may have filed corporate financial statements and entries that were several hundreds of millions of yen (several millions of U.S. dollars) less than actual earnings, in violation of Japan's Financial Instruments and Exchange Law.
While saying it will fully cooperate with the prosecutors' investigation 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 improper financial practices.
Ghosn's improprieties, according to Nissan, came to light several months ago following a whistleblower reporting the chairman's misconduct.