ゴーン前会長に６億円返還命令　統括会社の報酬―オランダ裁判所

　【ブリュッセル時事】オランダ・アムステルダムの裁判所は２０日、日産自動車と三菱自動車の統括会社「日産三菱ＢＶ」（オランダ）から不当に雇用契約を解除されたと訴えた日産前会長カルロス・ゴーン被告の損害賠償請求を退け、受け取った報酬約５００万ユーロ（約６億６４００万円）の返還を命じる判決を下した。
　ロイター通信などによると、ゴーン被告は契約解除はオランダの労働法違反だと主張。最大１５００万ユーロ（約２０億円）の報酬と退職金支払いを要求した。しかし一転して契約が不当と認定され、返還を迫られた。
　日産は判決を受け、「根拠のない請求を棄却し、ゴーン氏が不法に流用した多額の金額の返済を命じたことは喜ばしい」とコメントした。（2021/05/20-22:38）

A Dutch court on Thursday ordered former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn to repay some 5 million euros in salary to a Dutch joint venture set up by Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. , while rejecting his claim for damages.
   In the lawsuit, Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon in late 2019 while on bail awaiting trial in Japan over his alleged financial misconduct, made a claim for damages, saying that his job contract with the joint venture, Nissan-Mitsubishi BV, was canceled unfairly.
   Following Thursday's ruling, Nissan said in a statement the company is pleased that the court has dismissed Ghosn's unfounded claim and ordered him to repay the significant amount of money he appropriated unlawfully.
   According to a joint investigation by Nissan and Mitsubishi, Ghosn unilaterally decided to conclude a job contract with the joint venture, where he served as a board member. He is believed to have received a total of some 7.82 million euros in compensation in April-November 2018.
   The fifty-fifty joint venture dismissed Ghosn in March 2019 following the revelation of his alleged financial misconduct. The company, established in June 2017, is set to close down.