- Nissan’s ex-CEO Carlos Ghosn enraged Japan this week by vanishing from house arrest to reappear in Lebanon, beyond the reach of Japanese officials.
- The audacious escape, a breach of his bail conditions, has still not been fully explained, but details are gradually emerging.
- It appears to have involved private jets, a second passport, and rumors that Ghosn escaped the country hidden in a box meant for musical instruments.
- Here is everything we know so far about the escape.
- Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.
The former CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, fled Japan on Sunday night, secretly taking two private planes to return to his native home of Lebanon.
Ghosn faces a length jail term in Japan if found guilty of the four counts of financial mismanagement with which he was charged after his arrest in November 2018.
Having escaped Japanese authorities, Ghosn said that he was being subjected to a rigged trial where his guilt was predetermined. His escape was initially a mystery, but details have been emerging in the days since.
Here is what we know so far.
November 19, 2018: Carlos Ghosn is arrested in Japan, accused of hiding tens of millions of dollars in payments. It would be more than a year until his escape.
Foto: A court sketch shows Carlos Ghosn making a statement at the Tokyo District Court on January 8, 2019.sourcePhoto by Kyodo News via Getty Images
Ghosn is first held in jail for months, as officials feared he could flee. They would later be proved right.
Foto: The Tokyo detention house, where former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn was jailed until March 2019.sourceMARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images
March 6, 2019: Ghosn is allowed to leave jail, but was placed under house arrest in Tokyo, with 24/7 surveillance.
Foto: The home of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo, before he fled to Lebanon.sourceREUTERS/Tim Kelly
Ghosn was told to give up his four passports — two French, one Lebanese, and one Brazilian, to make it harder to flee. But in May 2019 he is allowed to take back a French one.
Foto: A selection of passports.sourceFlickr/Baigal Byamba
Japan’s courts allowed Ghosn to access the second passport for use inside Japan, Agency France Press (AFP) reported.
An official from the Lebanese foreign ministry told Reuters that Ghosn entered the country legally using the French passport.
Source: Business Insider
October 2019: A private security company started organizing the escape, reports say, with around three months of planning.
Foto: This March, 2019, file photo shows former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, right, and his wife Carole in Tokyo.sourceAssociated Press
According to Imad Ajami, a friend of Ghosn and a Lebanese consultant based in Tokyo, Ghosn’s wife Carole helped coordinate the escape.
Ajami, speaking to Japan’s Kyodo News, said that two operatives helped Ghosn escape: a former US Marine and a second workers from Lebanon.
Sources close to Ghosn told Reuters that the trigger for his escape was him learning that his trial may be delayed until April 2021.
He is also said to have been frustrated that he was banned from communicating with his wife, and that his internet access was restricted.
(Ghosn has denied that any of his family members played a role.)
Source: Reuters, Hürriyet, Kyodo News
Midday, December 29: Ghosn is reportedly seen on security tape leaving his Tokyo home.
Foto: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo.sourceReuters
Source: NHK
A conflicting report, from Lebanese news outlet MTV, says Ghosn was smuggled from his home concealed inside a case for a large musical instrument.
Foto: A portrait of ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn is seen on a publicity billboard in his support at a street in Beirut on December 6, 2018.sourceOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images
MTV reported that a group of men, in the guise of a “ music band“ were hired to play at a dinner at Ghosn’s home, and carried him out when they left.
Ghosn is 5’6″.
This part of the story has been contested: Carole Ghosn described it as „fiction“ according to Reuters, though she did not offer an alternative explanation..
Source: Guardian, MTV, Business Insider, Sky News
11 p.m., December 29: Ghosn leaves Japan via Osaka’s Kansai Airport.
Foto: Kansai International Airport arrivals.sourceFlickr/Luke Ma
Source: NHK, Reuters, Hürriyet
Turkish private aviation company MNG Jet said that its planes carried Ghosn, but that a rogue employee took the jets under false pretenses.
Foto: A photo showing several of those arrested in Turkey in connection with the escape of Carlos Ghosn at a police station in Istanbul on Friday.sourceReuters
A January 3 statement said: „In December 2019, MNG Jet leased two separate private jets to two different clients.“
„One private jet from Dubai to Osaka and Osaka to Istanbul, and another private jet from Istanbul to Beirut. The two leases were seemingly not connected to each other.“
MNG said it has filed a criminal complaint against one of its employees who they say helped Ghosn escape Japan without their knowledge..
Source: MNG Jet
5:15 a.m. December 30: The plane carrying Ghosn lands in Istanbul, Turkey, having flown over Russia.
Foto: Airplanes at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey.sourceResul Muslu/shutterstock
Two of those on board the plane make themselves known to Turkish airport authorities, but Ghosn does not.
Data from the flight-tracking website Flightradar24 shows a private plane leaving Osaka, Japan, and traveling to Istanbul on the day of Ghosn’s escape.
Source: Hürriyet
6 a.m.: 45 minutes after landing, Ghosn leaves Istanbul on a second MNG jet bound for Beirut, Lebanon.
Foto: Ataturk airport in Istanbul.sourceWikimedia Commons
Two of those on board the plane made themselves known to Turkish airport authorities, Ghosn does not.
The plane is identified as a long-range business jet with the tail number the TC-TSR.
Source: Hürriyet
Ghosn reportedly used his second French passport and his Lebanese identity card at the border.
Foto: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn arrives at his place of residence in Tokyo.sourceReuters
Ghosn entered Lebanon legally and therfore will not face any legal action, Lebanon’s General Directorate of General Security later said.
Ghosn is then thought to have travelled to his home in Ashrafieh, central Beirut.
Foto: Passers-by and Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) officers pictured outside the house of Carlos Ghosn in Ashrafieh on December 31, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon.sourceJacob Russell/Getty Images
Source: Times of London
Later on December 30, Ghosn reportedly meets with Lebanese president Michel Aoun.
Foto: Lebanon President Michel Aoun.sourceStephane Mahe/AP
A source told Reuters that Ghosn was in a „buoyant and combative mood“ when he left the meeting, and that he „felt secure.“
The source said that Ghosn „thanked Aoun for the support he had given him and his wife“ and asked for „the protection and security of his government.“
A spokesman for the president denied to Reuters that the meeting happened.
Source: Reuters
December 31: Ghosn confirms his escape and attacks the „rigged Japanese justice system.“
Foto: A statement sent to media on behalf of Carlos Ghosn.sourceLisa Du/Twitter
Late on December 31, the Tokyo district court revokes Ghosn’s bail agreement, meaning he will forfeit the $14 million paid so far.
Foto: A general view of the Tokyo District Court on April 11, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.sourcePhoto by Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
Source: The Mainichi
Ghosn’s lawyer in Japan says later that day that he is „surprised and baffled“ at his client’s escape.
Foto: Junichiro Hironaka, a lawyer for ousted former Nissan Motor Co CEO Carlos Ghosn, speaks to media reporters on December 31.sourceAsahi Shimbun via Getty Images
Source: The Times of London
Back in Beirut, TV crews start to surround Ghosn’s house.
Foto: Journalists gather around unidentified visitors arriving to a house referenced by court documents as belonging to former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday.sourcePhoto by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images
That night, Ghosn is seen celebrating New Years Eve with his family in a photo published by French broadcaster TF1.
Foto: A photo published by TF1 on Thursday purporting to show Carlos Ghosn (C) and his wife Carole (R) celebrating New Year’s Eve in Beirut.sourceTF1
Source: TF1
January 2: Turkish authorities detain four pilots and three workers at Ataturk Airport in over Ghosn’s escape.
Foto: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.sourceReuters
Source: Business Insider
Back in Japan, prosecutors raid his Tokyo home for evidence.
Foto: A Japanese prosecutor carries bags as he leaves the residence of former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Tokyo on January 2, 2020.sourcePhoto by STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images
Prosecutors took security cameras down from the walls and took personal belongings.
Source: Nikkei
Also on January 2, Lebanon receives an Interpol „Red Notice“ asking for Ghosn’s arrest.
Foto: An Interpol signage at Interpol World in Singapore.sourceReuters
A is a request for local law enforcement to hand over a suspect. It is not legally binding.
Source: Business Insider
That evening, Lebanon’s Justice Minister Albert Serhan says Lebanon does not plan to extradite Ghosn.
Foto: Albert Serhan.sourceNational News Agency Lebanon
Source: The Associated Press
Lebanese media report that Ghosn is to give a press conference in Beirut on January 8.
Foto: In this image made from video released by Carlos Ghosn via his lawyer Tuesday, April 9, 2019, former Nissan chairman Ghosn speaks on camera in Tokyo.sourceAssociated Press
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