Turkey charges 7 over ex-Nissan boss’s escape to Lebanon
Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has been living in Lebanon since escaping house arrest in Japan in late December.
Prosecutors in Istanbul charged seven people today over their alleged involvement in a former auto executive-turned-fugitive’s daring escape from Japan.
Four pilots and an airline official are accused of illegally smuggling a migrant, which can carry a sentence of up to eight years in prison, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Two flight attendants are also charged with failing to report a crime.
Carlos Ghosn, a former chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi automaker alliance, stands accused of financial misconduct in Japan, which he denies. Japanese authorities allege he underreported his income by tens of millions of dollars when he served as head of Nissan, and used company funds for his personal use.
After his arrest in 2018, Ghosn spent months in a Japanese prison before he was released on a $14 million bail. His trial in Japan was scheduled for April.
