Two planes from the Turkish private airline MNG Jet were used in the escape of Carlos Ghosn, the ex-CEO of Renault-Nissan, from Japan. The company announced that it had filed a complaint this Friday, denouncing an "illegal" act.
"MNG Jet has filed a lawsuit regarding the illegal use of its private aviation services in connection with the leak of Carlos Ghosn," the company said in a statement. According to MNG Jet, two private jets were leased in December to two customers: one of the aircraft for a Dubai-Osaka flight, then Osaka-Istanbul, and the other for an Istanbul-Beirut flight. “These two rentals apparently had no connection between them. The name of Carlos Ghosn did not appear in the documents of either of the two flights, "said MNG Jet, adding that the company operates the aircraft but does not own it.
Seven suspects arrested
The company blames one of its employees who was arrested by the Turkish police and whom they accuse of having acted on their own initiative and of having "forged documents". MNG Jet says it has launched an internal investigation and is cooperating with Turkish authorities who arrested seven people on Thursday, including four pilots, believed to have helped Carlos Ghosn in his escape. The seven suspects are due to be brought before a court on Friday for placement in pre-trial detention.
The escape of Carlos Ghosn from Japan, where he is accused of financial embezzlement and was placed under house arrest after 130 days in prison, constitutes a spectacular twist in an extraordinary case which saw the fall of one of the most powerful bosses of the automobile. According to Turkish media, Carlos Ghosn is suspected of having landed early on Monday at Atatürk Airport on board a plane from Osaka, and of having left for Lebanon shortly after on board another private jet.
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