The successful escape of former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn to Middle Eastern Lebanon in one of the most audacious escapes in business history, and after serving time in Japan and being flown to the United States, Taylor and his son they freed him. you sacrificed for
Bottom line, I could have sacrificed almost everything.
Although Lebanon has not extradited him to a foreign country and Ghosn has settled safely in the country where he spent his childhood, former US Army Special Forces Green Berets Michael Taylor, 62, and Peter Taylor (29 ). long custody under a Japanese judicial system notorious for eight-hour daily interrogations and heavy-handed tactics by the prosecution, and finally returned to the United States in October.just movedis.
Ex-con Michael Taylor
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Interviews in the northeastern US state of Massachusetts and the Lebanese capital of Beirut both revealed new details about the escape plan and pressure from Tokyo prosecutors to implicate Ghosn’s family.
The ex Michael, who was released from custody,James BondWe are working on defendant Ghosn to reconsider the financial consideration of the bailout operation just like that. Stating that only a part of the total amount of more than 1.3 million dollars (about 177 million yen at current exchange rates) has been paid so far, to overcome resistance to extradition and the Japanese judicial system. legal fees incurred
Ex-con Peter Taylor
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Michael believes the offer is justified given the personal sacrifices he and his son have made to secure Ghosn’s freedom.
On that fateful December 29, 2019, when the Bombardier plane departed Japanese airspace, Ghosn promised to help with any consequences of his escape, says the ex-detainee. “I feel like I’ve been reborn and I feel like I’m about to start a new life,” Ghosn said and responded.
After returning to the United States, Taylor father and son in May 2020arrestit was made.From JapanRequest for extraditionAfter months of resisting court battles and lobbying, the State Department approved the extradition, and the father and son filed for a court order.Rejected。
US Supreme Court approves extradition to Japan of father and son who helped Ghosn escape
As for the numbers, there were 31 extraditions to Japan between 2000 and 2018, and only one or two each year.Limited. The United States and South Korea are the only countries with which Japan has extradition treaties, and the father-and-son Taylor case can be said to be one of Japan’s few victories.
Shortly after arriving in Japanto pursueFather and son Taylor who were accused of hiding the criminalrecognitionIt adopts a judicial strategy that seeks extenuating circumstances. The Tokyo District Court sentenced the father to two years in prison and the son to one year and eight months in prison.phraseboth have been confirmed.
Parents and children they helped escape were sent to the United States and jailed for hiding from the former president
Taylor, father and son who helped Ghosn escape from the US detention facility
After leaving the US military, Michael secretly helped the US government with crime investigations, protecting VIPs and training militias. He has rescued kidnapped children and people in need without asking for money, and Ghosn’s escape was no different, according to the former prisoner. There was talk of a fee for helping him escape, but Michael said he could talk about it later. He was arrested and handed over before the opportunity presented itself.
The escape drama had a detailed backup plan in case Ghosn was found at Kansai International Airport, hidden in a box large enough to fit audio equipment. Ex-con Michael had a taxi waiting outside the private jet terminal and if things didn’t go well, he would have to take the bullet train to Yokohama. The ex-con had identified three cargo ships that were set to sail that night and was planning to go to the Philippines and use bribes to flee the country.
Carlos Ghosn accused
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Additionally, Ghosn, who fled to Beirut, left in January 2020Press conferenceEx-con Michael also helped arrange security for the prison. When asked if Ghosn had feelings of animosity, he replied, “There wasn’t much he could do for us,” in the extradition fight to Japan. He said the person should be able to do something now. and hoped to meet him soon in Beirut. How he reacts “will tell a lot about his character about him,” he said.
The ex Michael, who speaks Arabic and has a Lebanese wife, has a deep relationship with Lebanon. He set foot in Beirut for the first time in 1983, headed for the US embassy, which was bombed in April of the same year, and rescued the survivors.
Michael spent approximately 1 year and 4 months of his two year sentence in solitary confinement, sometimes opening his door only once every 90 days. He was not allowed to call his sick father and died before completing his sentence. I rarely had a chance to shower.
Security cameras capture ex-prisoner Michael (center) as he checks into immigration at Istanbul airport on December 30, 2019.
Source: DHA/AP photo
Prosecutors are demanding that Taylor’s father and son provide information and evidence leading to guilt showing that his wife Carroll and two children were involved in planning and executing Ghosn’s escape plan, and if he surrenders, it will be sentenced to prison. he may have been shortened.
Ex-con Michael did not respond. “Why should his wife and children be punished for trying to help him?” A spokeswoman for the Justice Ministry’s corrections office declined to comment.
How does Ghosn himself, who has become one of the most famous fugitives in the world, think of the situation of Taylor father and son?
“I am happy that[le difficoltà]it’s over for them. The human cost has been enormous,” he said in an interview in Beirut. As for the additional payments to the Taylors, he declined to go into details of the deal, but said, “I’m not the type of person who doesn’t keep the promises, especially to those who have helped me”.
Ghosn was suspected of having leaked a large sum of money from French automaker Renault to an Omani car dealership and French prosecutors through the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO).international arrangementand is actually in captivity in Lebanon.
Original title:Ghosn’s daring escape cost his extraction team their freedom(extract)
(Update to add what Michael’s ex-con had to say)
