A former Nissan executive who worked in Japan and who remains close to the automaker was far more blunt. He said he sees the departure of Spanish-born Munoz as the start of what he called “a bloodbath,” a thinly veiled witch hunt to oust Ghosn’s allies.
The automaker laid the blame squarely on Ghosn, who was previously heralded as something of a savior in Japan for engineering a bailout that saved Nissan from bankruptcy two decades ago. It also said in a statement that “Nissan does not in any way tolerate such misconduct,” something its ongoing investigation is supposed to be rooting out.
And when asked about the circumstances of Munoz’s departure, the automaker responded with a terse note saying, “Jose Munoz has elected to resign from Nissan Motor Company, effective immediately.”
The 64-year-old Ghosn was arrested Nov. 19 shortly after landing in his corporate jet at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. He’s been charged, among other things, with undereporting his income at Nissan by about 9.1 billion yen (about $84 million) over eight years ending March 2018. He’s denied all charges, telling a Japanese judge Jan. 7 that he believes he acted “honorably, legally and with the knowledge and approval of the appropriate executives inside the company.”
Japanese prosecutors also filed charged against his American colleague Greg Kelly, as well as Nissan itself.
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