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Turkey charges 7 over ex-Nissan boss’s escape to Lebanon

  • May 08, 2020

May 8, 2020

Prosecutors in Istanbul charged seven people today over their alleged involvement in a former auto executive-turned-fugitive’s daring escape from Japan.

Four pilots and an airline official are accused of illegally smuggling a migrant, which can carry a sentence of up to eight years in prison, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Two flight attendants are also charged with failing to report a crime. 

Carlos Ghosn, a former chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi automaker alliance, stands accused of financial misconduct in Japan, which he denies. Japanese authorities allege he underreported his income by tens of millions of dollars when he served as head of Nissan, and used company funds for his personal use. 

After his arrest in 2018, Ghosn spent months in a Japanese prison before he was released on a $14 million bail. His trial in Japan was scheduled for April. 

Exactly how he managed to escape house arrest and flee to Beirut is unclear, although Ghosn’s wife has denied reports that he evaded 24-hour surveillance while concealed in a musical instrument case. 

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