It's in a week, according to our information, that Switzerland will provide the Paris prosecutor's office the result of letters rogatory requested to check whether two of the three executives on suspicion of espionage and licensees have received money in accounts in that country , as stated by the manufacturer. Whether or not an account on behalf of a third part will Liechtenstein, it was announced in three weeks.
While executives say they are innocent and that Renault has never provided any evidence of their guilt, doubts grow about the strength of the charges. Matthieu Tenenbaum, former deputy director of the Electric Vehicle program, would not account for the Zürcher Kantonalbank, according to information transmitted orally by the Paris prosecutor in Switzerland, according to sources close to the investigation corroborating information from Duck chains.The prosecution, however, expected a written document to confirm this information.
Already, people close to the investigation believe more and more likely that Renault has been the victim of a scam. The group's management, who pounded his "certainties" about the guilt of executives, has become less categorical. "We are awaiting the results of letters rogatory. Let us have been victims of espionage or fraud and, in this case, someone wanted that separates these three people, "said one headquarters.
When the results of investigations bank will be known, two scenarios are possible. Is a frame (or several) to an account abroad: it will be heard by the police for "violation of trade secret." Either there is nothing, and the investigation will turn to Renault, to understand how the fraud has occurred.Management will face justice for his decision to dismiss managers without real evidence, while internal investigators asked for an extension.
Mysterious informant
In this case, the group should also give explanations on the methods used by his security service, which seems to have used a mysterious informant located in Belgium for information transmitted orally. In the case of fraud, false information could have been made either by that means, either by the security service itself. The whole question would then know for what purpose.
Another source of interrogation, the letter of layoff provided to three frames based on two elements: the supposed existence of bank accounts abroad and the letter of denunciation received in August. However, reading this letter is perplexing."In May this year, I saw Mr. Michel Balthazard negotiate a jar of wine, claiming that if Bob Bell, F1, would profit from it too wanted to enjoy it and feed his bank account. He added: "During another conversation, he spoke of the" little kid who works with Koskas (Matthew Tenenbaum, Ed), who understands how it works to fill his bank account. He concluded: "Of course, I have no proof, of course, is the accusation, but I do not care.I can not stand to see people fly properly paid more money. "Where are the" technical term that has tilt, "and" converging evidence "that had led the manufacturer to take this letter seriously" ? "How can we launch an investigation on the basis of such a letter? Is it credible that the crow was able to see my client negotiate before him a jar of wine? "Asks Mr. Thouvenin, one of the lawyers of Michel Balthazard.
If the case should be "pschitt, the consequences would be disastrous for the group's image.And the credibility of its chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, who spoke after evidence "multiple" on TF1, asked two weeks ago it still "trust" because "tens of people have analyzed the facts."
The alliance with Nissan could evolve
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, will examine the capital structure of the alliance to improve the balance between the two manufacturers. "We will review the financial structure, not for reaching a merger (…) but to answer the main concern of investors who say" maybe you use too much capital for your financial structure, '"said Dual CEO Reuters. Renault owns 43.4% of Nissan, which in turn owns 15%.Moribund when Renault came into its capital in 1999, the Japanese now weighs more than twice the French stock exchange.
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