Ikea France bosses under investigation for alleged snooping

Public prosecutors have placed the French unit of Swedish furniture retailer Ikea and its two top executives under formal investigation on allegations of illegally gathering data on employees and clients, Ikea France said on Wednesday. The company confirmed that Ikea France itself, Chief Executive Stefan Vanoverbeke and Chief Financial Officer Dariusz Rychert had been placed under such an investigation - a move which in French law precedes a possible trial unless the inquiry is dropped at a later stage. "We insist that the presumption of innocence applies and Ikea France continues to assist the authorities to establish the truth," a spokeswoman said.



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