Arrested two Americans who helped Ghosn escape and transferred to Japan

An aircraft carrying two former members of the American Special Forces, who were detained for helping former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape to Lebanon and handed over to Japan, was released on the afternoon of the 2nd. We have arrived at Narita airport.

The Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office has arrested the two on suspicion of concealing the criminal and will continue to clarify the details of the escape.

Arriving at Narita Airport are Michael Taylor (60) and his son Peter Taylor (28), former members of the US Special Forces "Green Beret".

On the early morning of the 2nd, the aircraft was handed over to Japanese prosecutors at the airport in Boston, USA, and the aircraft carrying the two arrived at Narita Airport just after 4 pm.

It is suspected that the two men helped escape to Lebanon by hiding former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn in a large case and putting it on a private jet in December when he was arrested and charged with a special charge and was on bail. Yes, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office took an arrest warrant last January on suspicion of concealing the criminal and assisting in violating the Immigration Control Act.

U.S. law enforcement officials detained the two in eastern Massachusetts last May, and the State Department allowed them to be handed over to Japan in October under an extradition treaty.

On the other hand, the defense has filed an injunction with the court, saying that it may be treated unfairly, but the federal district court dismissed it in January, and the federal appeals court and the Supreme Court also rejected the petition. It was.

The Special Investigation Department has arrested the two on suspicion of concealing the criminal, and will then transfer them to the Tokyo Detention House for interrogation, and will proceed with a full understanding of the details of Ghosn's escape.

On the other hand, the Special Investigation Department has also made international arrangements for former Chairman Ghosn through ICPO = International Criminal Police Organization and has taken an arrest warrant on suspicion of violating the Immigration Control and Refuge Act, but the Lebanese government has so far said, There is no legal problem, "he said, and there is no prospect of returning to Japan.