Prosecutors in Turkey have charged seven people in connection with ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan in December.<\/p>\n
Four pilots, two other flight attendants, and an airline executive are accused of helping him flee to Lebanon via Istanbul.<\/p>\n
The pilots and executive are charged with “migrant smuggling” and the other crew with failing to report a crime.<\/p>\n
Mr Ghosn fled Japan after claims of financial misconduct, which he denies.<\/p>\n
The multi-millionaire former titan of the global car industry was arrested in November 2018 and spent months in prison and under house arrest.<\/p>\n
He was monitored 24 hours a day and access to the internet was restricted. But on 29 December he fled to Beirut.<\/p>\n
Turkish police detained the suspects on 2 January. A government official said at the time that Turkey was not notified about Mr Ghosn’s arrival, nor his departure from the country.<\/p>\n
The Turkish airline company MNG Jet has said that two of its aircraft had been used illegally, and it filed a criminal complaint over the incident.<\/p>\n
Full details of Mr Ghosn’s sensational escape have never been fully explained. The businessman, who also ran Renault and Nissan as part of a three-way car alliance, insisted he could never get a fair hearing in Japan.<\/p>\n
He called the justice system in Japan “rigged” and said he was a “hostage” in the country where he was left with a choice between dying there or running.<\/p>\n
Tokyo prosecutors also issued an arrest warrant for his wife, Carole.<\/a><\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"