Ghosn used our jets illegally in escape from Japan, Turkish company says

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Ghosn used our jets illegally in escape from Japan, Turkish company says

By Ezgi Erkoyun and Makiko Yamazaki

 

FILE PHOTO: TC-RZA, a private jet which was used during the escape of ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon through Turkey, is pictured in an unknown location, May 20, 2016. COURTESY YIGIT CICEKCI/via REUTERS

 

ISTANBUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Turkish private jet operator said on Friday that ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes illegally in his escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to exclude his name from the documents.

 

MNG Jet said it had filed a criminal complaint over the incident, a day after Turkish police detained seven people, including four pilots, as part of an investigation into Ghosn's passage through Istanbul en route to Lebanon.

 

Ghosn has become an international fugitive after he revealed on Tuesday he had fled to Lebanon to escape what he called a "rigged" justice system in Japan, where he faces charges relating to alleged financial crimes.

 

Lebanon on Thursday received an Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn, whose surprise escape from his home in Tokyo to a separate home in Beirut has not been fully explained.

 

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the diminutive Ghosn slipped out of Japan aboard a private jet hidden in a large black case typically used to carry audio gear. He was accompanied by a pair of men with names matching those of American security contractors, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with Turkey's probe into the escape.

 

Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing investigative sources, said a surveillance camera captured the former Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> chairman leaving his Tokyo residence alone shortly before his escape.

 

The security footage was taken by a camera installed at his house in central Tokyo around noon on Sunday, and the camera did not show him returning home, NHK said.

 

By early Monday, he had touched down in Istanbul.

 

MNG Jet said in its statement it leased two jets to two different clients in agreements that "were seemingly not connected to each other." One plane flew from Osaka to Istanbul, the other from Istanbul to Beirut.

 

"The name of Mr Ghosn did not appear in the official documentation of any of the flights," it said.

 

"After having learnt through the media that the leasing was benefiting Mr. Ghosn and not the officially declared passengers, MNG Jet launched an internal inquiry and filed a criminal complaint in Turkey," it added.

 

An employee admitted to falsifying the records and confirmed he "acted in his individual capacity," the company said.

The pilots and other detainees, including two airport ground staff and one cargo worker, were sent to court on Friday after giving statements to police, according to a Reuters witness.

 

Late on Friday the court ruled to formally arrest five of the suspects, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. The other two suspects were released from custody, according to media reports.

 

Turkish interior ministry spokesman Ismail Catakli told reporters earlier on Friday that Ghosn was believed to have been transferred through the cargo section of the airport in Istanbul, but did not provide further details.

 

Ghosn has said he will speak publicly about his escape on Jan. 8.

 

Some Lebanese media, in reports similar to the Wall Street Journal, have floated a Houdini-like account of Ghosn being packed in a wooden container for musical instruments after a private concert in his home, but his wife has called the account "fiction".

 

NHK said police suspected Ghosn may have left his home to meet up with someone before heading to an airport. Under the terms of his bail, Ghosn was required to have security cameras installed at the entrance of his house.

 

(Writing by Jonathan Spicer and Daren Butler; Editing by David Dolan, Jon Boyle and Tom Brown)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-01-04

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[ezzra]

So now with an the Interpol warrant hanging over his head wherever he goes in the world, good luck to him being stuck in lebanon and having to live in hiding and counting his billions while cowering and living in fear for the rest of his life...

[Assurancetourix]

I won't worry about him;
he has three nationalities: french, brazilian and lebanese and some very high friends all over the world;
without counting all that he knows and has not yet revealed ...
It will certainly rebound;
and there is nothing to say that those who replace him now at the head of Renault Nissan are as good as he was.

[tifino]

can relate to him being scared of nippon justice system...  

 

you can be bashed by, or car crashed into by a local

- and no matter it was totally not your fault... it will be you who sits in Gaol, for at least a year

 

 

Convert and multiply the above with 'his' reality, and he's boogered if he stayed.   

[simple1]

16 minutes ago, ezzra said:

So now with an the Interpol warrant hanging over his head wherever he goes in the world, good luck to him being stuck in lebanon and having to live in hiding and counting his billions while cowering and living in fear for the rest of his life...

French government has already stated they will not extradite him to Japan if he decides to return to France.

[rabas]

Mostly face saving by the Turkish company. I'm sure they got paid well with special bonuses for a few. The Japanese forgot that Gosen was smart, that's why they hired him.

 

[spidermike007]

I am not fond of this guy and it appears he did break an awful lot of laws. However, one must admit it is sure fun to see a guy get over on the government authorities to this extent!

[fvw53]

17 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I am not fond of this guy and it appears he did break an awful lot of laws. However, one must admit it is sure fun to see a guy get over on the government authorities to this extent!

With a Japanese conviction rate of more than 99% - better than China -  and incredible long pretrial days in prison I would also go on the run (if I had the money) for what certainly was not a violent crime...it is not yes evident which laws he had broken except daring to absorb Nissan into Peugeot.

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20810572

[legend49]

An employee admitted to falsifying the records and confirmed he "acted in his individual capacity," the company said.

The pilots and other detainees, including two airport ground staff and one cargo worker, were sent to court on Friday after giving statements to police, according to a Reuters witness.

 

 

Take it up with your airline employees. Goshn couldnt possibly physically change flight details and itineraries.

[ireckonso]

I cant say anything about his case or the Japanese justice system as I dont have any exp. with either, but this is just another case of the rich people in this world saying <deleted> peasants I dont play by the same rules as you, and for that he can go to hell.

[tifino]

6 hours ago, simple1 said:

6 hours ago, ezzra said:

So now with an the Interpol warrant hanging over his head wherever he goes in the world, good luck to him being stuck in lebanon and having tom.. live in hiding and counting his .billions while cowering and living in fear for the rest of his life...

French government has already stated they will not extradite him to Japan if he decides to return to France.

probably why he was sent out of France in the first place, and sent to the Nippon backwaters... as far away from home that France could make him disappear to? 

 

Certainly stepped on the wrong toes somewhere...

 - maybe he tried to swap from Right to Left the positions of the Headlight flasher/ windshield wiper switches?? 

 

[simple1]

21 minutes ago, tifino said:

probably why he was sent out of France in the first place, and sent to the Nippon backwaters... as far away from home that France could make him disappear to? 

 

Certainly stepped on the wrong toes somewhere...

 - maybe he tried to swap from Right to Left the positions of the Headlight flasher/ windshield wiper switches?? 

 

to repeat, French govt have stated publicly they will not extradite him to Japan

[rabas]

30 minutes ago, tifino said:

probably why he was sent out of France in the first place, and sent to the Nippon backwaters... as far away from home that France could make him disappear to? 

 

Certainly stepped on the wrong toes somewhere...

 - maybe he tried to swap from Right to Left the positions of the Headlight flasher/ windshield wiper switches?? 

He is a brilliant man, business man, and legend like Steve Jobs, only he has done more things. He towers above others. Chairman is top dog.

 

From WIKI:

 

Ghosn has served as the CEO of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors.^[3][4][5] Ghosn was also chairman and CEO of the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance,

 

Following the Nissan financial turnaround, in 2002 Fortune awarded him Asia Businessman of the Year.^[14][15] In 2003 Fortune identified him as one of the 10 most powerful people in business outside the U.S.,^[16] and its Asian edition voted him Man of the Year.^[17] Surveys jointly published by the Financial Times and PricewaterhouseCoopers named him the fourth most respected business leader in 2003,^[18] and the third most respected business leader in 2004 and in 2005.^[19][20][21]

Edited January 4, 2020 by rabas

[rech]

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

So now with an the Interpol warrant hanging over his head wherever he goes in the world, good luck to him being stuck in lebanon and having to live in hiding and counting his billions while cowering and living in fear for the rest of his life...

 

Funny you, it seems that you really know nothing about the life of the rich...

 

Dont worry, he will be perfectly fine travelling anywhere he wants ❤️

 

 

 

[Kaoboi Bebobp]

Ghosn saved Nissan's butt and earned an immense amount of respect in the global auto industry. I was an outsider  yet closely involved in the industry at the manufacturer's level for almost 20 years.

 

At the beginning of this Japanese caper, it felt odd that he was arrested for corporate internal misdemeanors. It just didn't feel right. Then he spends weeks, then months in custody without charge. I recall reports he was badly treated in custody. I then started to feel in his favour. It almost looked like authorities wanted to arrest him for something and then looked for a "crime."

 

Japanese justice operates a lot differently. See this Japan Times article

 

Looking forward to Ghosn's statement Jan. 8.