Michael Taylor, 60, and his son Peter, 28, pleaded guilty to helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape trial in Japan in a box flown to Lebanon aboard a private jetA United States special forces veteran and his son have admitted to helping smuggle former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box aboard a private jet ahead of his trial for financial crimes.
Retired Green Beret Michael Taylor, 60, and his son Peter, 28, pleaded guilty to aiding Mr Ghosn’s escape in December 2019 during their first appearance at Tokyo District Court this morning.
The pair replied no when the judge asked whether there was anything wrong with the charges submitted by prosecutors, according to Reuters news agency.
The indictment claimed that Mr Ghosn fled from his home in Tokyo’s Minato Ward to a hotel in the capital and then to another in Osaka Prefecture on 29 December 2019, before he made his way to Kansai International Airport, Japan’s Kyodo News agency reports.
The Taylors hid Mr Ghosn in a box, it continues, and passed him through airport security before flying him on a private jet to Turkey, despite knowing international travel was banned under his bail conditions.
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