US father and son jailed in Tokyo for helping Carlos Ghosn flee Japan
US army special forces veteran Michael Taylor was sentenced to two years and his son Peter for one year and eight months
The men were accused of helping Carlos Ghosn escape Japan. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
The men were accused of helping Carlos Ghosn escape Japan. Photograph: Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
Reuters
Mon 19 Jul 2021 01.56 EDT
A Tokyo court has handed down the first sentences related to Carlos Ghosn’s arrest and escape from Japan, imprisoning US army special forces veteran Michael Taylor for two years and his son Peter for one year and eight months for helping the former Nissan chairman flee to Lebanon.
American duo who helped Ghosn flee Japan are jailed
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Michael Taylor and Peter Taylor sentenced to prison for helping Carlos Ghosn escape
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TOKYO A Tokyo court handed down prison terms for the American father and son accused of helping Nissan s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, escape to Lebanon while awaiting trial in Japan. Michael Taylor was sentenced Monday to two years in prison, while his son Peter was sentenced to one year and eight months. They were charged with helping a criminal in the December 2019 escape of Ghosn, who hid in a big box that was flown on a private jet via Turkey to Lebanon. Lebanon has no extradition treaty with Japan. In handing down the sentencing, Chief Judge Hideo Nirei said they had committed a serious violation of the law, as now there is next to no chance of putting Ghosn on trial.