Carlos Ghosn refuses to appear before an investigative judge in France

The former president of Renault, Carlos Ghosn, refused to respond to the summons and appear before an investigative judge in Paris investigating contracts between a company for the Renault-Nissan group, according to sources familiar with the file.
In France, Ghosn is being pursued in Paris and Nanterre, in two investigations in which Renault is considered a civil party.

Ghosn’s absence, which he justified by preventing him from leaving Lebanon, paves the way for the issuance of a second arrest warrant by the French courts, after a judge in Nanterre issued a first warrant on April 21.

In Paris, investigative judge Carlos Ghosn was summoned on May 19 to question him, according to two sources familiar with the file, about the consultancy services of the Dutch company RNBV, which is owned by Renault-Nissan.

Ghosn did not respond to this call.

Ghosn’s lawyer, Jean Tamale, said: “Our client is under a legal ban from leaving Lebanon, and this situation is known to the French judges.”