Japan issues arrest warrants for ex-U.S. soldier, two others for Ghosn escape

 

FILE PHOTO: Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn gestures during a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities on Thursday issued arrest warrants for a former U.S. special forces soldier and two other men on suspicion of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan.

 

Warrants were issued for former U.S. Green Beret Michael Taylor and two other men, George-Antoine Zayek and Peter Taylor, prosecutors said in a statement. A warrant was also issued for Ghosn for illegally leaving the country, prosecutors said.

 

Ghosn fled to Lebanon, his childhood home, at the end of last year, while he was awaiting trial on charges of under-reporting earnings, breach of trust and misappropriation of company funds, all of which he denies.

 

The arrest warrants come days after prosecutors searched the Tokyo office of Ghosn’s former lawyer.

 

Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon, Reuters reported last week.

 

The two countries have no extradition treaty and Lebanon does not typically hand over its nationals. Ghosn’s legal team is hoping to hold the trial in Lebanon, where the former auto executive has deep ties and hopes to clear his name.

 

Ghosn has struck out at what he has called Japan’s unjust judicial system and said the alternative to fleeing would have been to spend the rest of his life languishing in Tokyo without a fair trial.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-01-30

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16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Ghosn has struck out at what he has called Japan’s unjust judicial system

Jailed Like Ghosn, a CEO Took On Japan’s Justice System

https://www.wsj.com/articles/jailed-like-ghosn-a-ceo-took-on-japans-justice-system-11580380203

The Great Escape! Fan-<deleted>-tastic! ????

2 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

The Great Escape! Fan-<deleted>-tastic! ????

Having worked for the Japanese I can only sympathise with Ghosn, a two faced perfidious bunch.

There is definitely something fishy about the Japanese justice system. If they had a clean conscience they would have allowed him visits from his wife. He is not a hardcore murderer or a big shot drug dealer.  Were they trying some kind of mental torture as physical torture would not have looked good in the eyes of the Japanese auto maker industries?!

 

On 1/31/2020 at 1:22 AM, Moo 2 said:

There is definitely something fishy about the Japanese justice system. If they had a clean  they would have allowed him visits from his wife. He is not a hardcore murderer or a big shot drug dealer.  Were they trying some kind of mental torture as physical torture would not have looked good in the eyes of the Japanese auto maker industries?!

 

 

and he is the one who saved Nissan...

 

Japanese just lost face forever...

 

 

 

The three guys that smuggled Ghosen out can most likely be found in Pattaya along with many other similar types if you believe what you hear in bars.