“No,” stated his son.Extradited to Japan from the United States in March, they are being held at the exact same jail in Tokyo where Ghosn was apprehended. They could face up to 3 years in prison.Wearing black coats and pants, white shirts and plastic slippers, they were led into court with ropes threaded through handcuffs and connected around their waists.Prosecutorsaccused them of assisting Ghosn avert penalty and escape to Lebanon from western Japans Kansai airport, receiving $1.3 million for their services, some of which was paid to an advertising business owned by the younger Taylor.The prosecutors declaration on Monday, which described the more youthful Taylor as a regular visitor to Lebanon, said preparation for the escape started around 6 months prior to Ghosn fled.The statement also said that Ghosns other half Carole Ghosn sought aid from Michael Taylor, with Ghosn later contacting him from Tokyo with a phone he had actually concealed from Japanese authorities.A third guy George-Antoine Zayek, recruited by the Taylors, traveled to Japan later in 2019 to discover a way through airport security, settling on the personal jet terminal at Kansai airport as the best route out, the district attorneys said. At the time of Ghosns escape, he was waiting for trial on charges that he understated his payment in Nissans monetary declarations by 9.3 billion yen ($85 million) over a decade and enriched himself at his companys expenditure through payments to vehicle dealerships.Ghosn, who denies any misdeed, remains a fugitive in his childhood house, which has no extradition treaty with Japan.Greg Kelly, a former Nissan executive charged with helping Ghosn hide his profits, is likewise standing trial in Tokyo.

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