{"id":2148097,"date":"2026-09-16T20:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2148097"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:58:12","slug":"rachida-dati-in-court-french-ex-minister-on-trial-over-renault-nissan-corruption-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2148097","title":{"rendered":"Rachida Dati in court: French ex-minister on trial over Renault-Nissan corruption case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/59\/93\/1200x675_cmsv2_42798baf-acec-5116-9212-417a90dea0ac-9915993.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2926337-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926337\" data-cid=\"9916404\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926337-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/64\/04\/189x106_cmsv2_69695f40-f25d-5ae6-99c1-3b2cb48f1c15-9916404.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev speaks at a Euronews event at Arab Media Summit in Dubai, 16 September 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    United Arab Emirates<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Azerbaijan insists it will preserve Christian heritage as part of its history\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926336-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926336\" data-cid=\"9916403\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926336-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/64\/03\/189x106_cmsv2_bed7c402-2e9e-5409-ab90-4ec2c387891c-9916403.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war before midterms\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926299-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926299\" data-cid=\"9916341\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926299-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/62\/80\/189x106_cmsv2_6bf06064-2f53-5d22-b969-492f98055fea-9916280.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"In the image, the players at the centre of the controversy are shown with their pro-Ceuta shirt folded.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Sport<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Mbapp\u00e9, Vin\u00edcius and Konat\u00e9 criticised for hiding Ceuta support message\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926164-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2926164\" data-cid=\"9915594\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926164-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/55\/94\/189x106_cmsv2_ca62bf61-2337-5067-814c-817adc3ff2fa-9915594.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference in Washington, 29 July 2026\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Economy<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Fed hikes rates for the first time since 2023 in unanimous vote\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Rachida Dati in court: French ex-minister on trial over Renault-Nissan corruption case<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/59\/93\/1536x864_cmsv2_42798baf-acec-5116-9212-417a90dea0ac-9915993.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Rachida Dati in 2025\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Rachida Dati in 2025<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Former minister and MEP Rachida Dati is on trial in Paris in the Renault-Nissan case, accused of corruption and influence peddling after taking \u20ac900,000 from a group subsidiary for counseling. Carlos Ghosn is being tried in the same case in absentia.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>The trial of Rachida Dati opened on Wednesday afternoon before the Paris criminal court. The former justice and culture minister is facing charges of passive corruption, passive influence-peddling, and concealment of abuse of power and breach of trust. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the heart of the case are the \u20ac900,000 she received between 2009 and 2013 from a Dutch subsidiary of Renault-Nissan, while she was serving as a Member of the European Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The opening day was marked in particular by the absence of Carlos Ghosn. The former head of Renault-Nissan, who has been in Lebanon since fleeing Japan in 2019, is also being prosecuted, notably for active corruption and influence-peddling. <\/p>\n<p>Tried in absentia, he asked in a letter to the court for the hearing to be postponed, arguing that he had not been properly served. He said he was willing to take part in the proceedings via videoconference.<\/p>\n<p>Over six half-days of hearings, up to 28 September, the court is to examine the relationship between Rachida Dati and Carlos Ghosn and, above all, the nature of the services said to correspond to the \u20ac900,000 paid by RNBV, the Dutch subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan alliance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6255\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/59\/93\/808x505_cmsv2_9ce59e9c-003d-5354-ac9e-efc65423adf3-9915993.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo, May 2012\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo, May 2012<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Fees at the heart of the proceedings<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rachida Dati maintains she worked as a lawyer for the group and denies any lobbying activity in the European Parliament. Her lawyers denounce what they call an &#8220;intellectual construct&#8221; by the prosecution and insist their client has &#8220;exclusively&#8221; carried out legal work.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution, by contrast, argues that the fee agreement signed in 2009 was used to conceal lobbying activities. Investigating magistrates noted the paucity of documents that could, in their view, establish the reality and scope of the legal services provided. They also consider that the remuneration was &#8220;totally disproportionate&#8221; to the work for which evidence has been found.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are looking in particular at several interventions by Rachida Dati in the European Parliament, including three questions submitted in 2012 and 2013 relating to the automotive sector. The prosecution believes her parliamentary activity may have been influenced by her professional ties with Renault.<\/p>\n<p>Rachida Dati faces up to ten years in prison and a \u20ac450,000 fine, as well as a possible ban on holding public office. She remains presumed innocent until the court reaches its decision.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Ghosn, for his part, will therefore not be in the dock. The former executive, who disputes the allegations against him, remains in Lebanon. His absence adds a particular dimension to a trial that is expected to help the court determine whether the \u20ac900,000 paid to Rachida Dati did indeed correspond to legal services or whether it concealed lobbying activity, which was banned at the time for MEPs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  English village votes to &#8216;secede&#8217; from UK over asylum centre plan<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Canada in talks to join EU&#8217;s Erasmus+ exchanges programme<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  EU heads to COP31 with a blunt message: climate pledges are no longer enough<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto\">\n<ul id=\"adb-article-tags\" class=\"c-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Carlos Ghosn<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Corruption<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Paris<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Trial<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<section class=\"tc-cta\" data-twig-component=\"Cta-default\">\n  Renault<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tp-vuukle\">\n<div class=\"c-vuukle-skeleton\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-vuukle-skeleton__header\"><span class=\"c-vuukle-skeleton__title\">Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"o-article-newsy__aside\">\n<div class=\"c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-1\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-top-stories\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-top-stories\">\n<h2 class=\"c-top-stories__title\">Top stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2926164-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2926164\" data-cid=\"9915594\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926164-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/55\/94\/320x180_cmsv2_ca62bf61-2337-5067-814c-817adc3ff2fa-9915594.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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The former justice and culture minister is facing charges of passive corruption, passive influence-peddling, and concealment of abuse of power and breach of trust.At the heart of the case are the \u20ac900,000 she received between 2009 and 2013 from a Dutch subsidiary of Renault-Nissan, while she was serving as a Member of the European Parliament.The opening day was marked in particular by the absence of Carlos Ghosn. The former head of Renault-Nissan, who has been in Lebanon since fleeing Japan in 2019, is also being prosecuted, notably for active corruption and influence-peddling.Tried in absentia, he asked in a letter to the court for the hearing to be postponed, arguing that he had not been properly served. He said he was willing to take part in the proceedings via videoconference.Over six half-days of hearings, up to 28 September, the court is to examine the relationship between Rachida Dati and Carlos Ghosn and, above all, the nature of the services said to correspond to the \u20ac900,000 paid by RNBV, the Dutch subsidiary of the Renault-Nissan alliance.Fees at the heart of the proceedingsRachida Dati maintains she worked as a lawyer for the group and denies any lobbying activity in the European Parliament. Her lawyers denounce what they call an &#8220;intellectual construct&#8221; by the prosecution and insist their client has &#8220;exclusively&#8221; carried out legal work.The prosecution, by contrast, argues that the fee agreement signed in 2009 was used to conceal lobbying activities. Investigating magistrates noted the paucity of documents that could, in their view, establish the reality and scope of the legal services provided. They also consider that the remuneration was &#8220;totally disproportionate&#8221; to the work for which evidence has been found.Investigators are looking in particular at several interventions by Rachida Dati in the European Parliament, including three questions submitted in 2012 and 2013 relating to the automotive sector. The prosecution believes her parliamentary activity may have been influenced by her professional ties with Renault.Rachida Dati faces up to ten years in prison and a \u20ac450,000 fine, as well as a possible ban on holding public office. She remains presumed innocent until the court reaches its decision.Carlos Ghosn, for his part, will therefore not be in the dock. The former executive, who disputes the allegations against him, remains in Lebanon. 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