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Two-Year Prison Sentence Sought for Rachida Dati in Renault-Nissan Lobbying Case

French prosecutors have requested a two-year house arrest sentence with electronic monitoring for former minister Rachida Dati in a corruption case linked to a 2009 contract with Renault-Nissan.


Daniel Weiss
Daniel Weiss
September 28, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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French prosecutors have requested a two-year prison sentence to be served at home with an electronic bracelet for Rachida Dati, former Minister of Culture and Justice, in a corruption case.

The case involves allegations of lobbying on behalf of the Renault-Nissan group while Dati was a Member of the European Parliament. The investigation focuses on a contract signed in 2009 between Dati and Carlos Ghosn, then head of Renault-Nissan, who is now a fugitive.

Sources

  • France 24 (EN) — French prosecutors seek two-year sentence for Rachida Dati in Renault graft case (2026-09-28)

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