Michael and Peter Taylor were accused by Japanese authorities of helping spirit the former Nissan chief out of Japan on a private jet
Michael Taylor, a 60-year-old former Green Beret, and his son Peter Taylor, 28, were extradited to Japan from the U.S. in March. They were arrested in Massachusetts in May 2020. The Taylors were accused of aiding the escape of a criminal, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison.escaped the country in late December 2019The Taylors and a third alleged accomplice, Lebanese-American George Zayek, arrived in Japan shortly before Mr.
The younger Mr. Taylor met Mr. Ghosn on the day before and the day of the escape, the court records say, while the elder Mr. Taylor and Mr. Zayek flew to Japan on the day of the escape aboard a private jet carrying a pair of black concert equipment boxes. They later used one of the boxes to smuggle Mr. Ghosn aboard the jet, the records say. Mr. Zayek hasn’t been arrested and is believed to be in Lebanon, where he is also a citizen.
The jet flew to Turkey, where Mr. Ghosn switched to another private plane that carried him to Beirut. In February, the two pilots who flew Mr. Ghosn to Turkey from Japan and a manager for the jet charter company that lent the aircraft wereA man who appears to be Michael Taylor arrives at Narita International Airport on March 2.
Japan’s justice ministry and prosecutors have denied that they pressure people into making confessions. Defense attorneys aren’t allowed to be present during interrogations because it would interfere with the prosecutors’ work,Mr. Ghosn has said he is innocent of all the charges against him and fled Japan because he couldn’t get a fair trial., Mr. Ghosn declined to comment on the Taylors’ role in his escape.
Mr. Ghosn said it wouldn’t surprise him if the Taylors made statements in line with Japanese authorities’ view of the case, but he would view such statements as made under duress.Write to
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