American duo wanted in Carlos Ghosn escape handed over to Japanese custody
- Michael Taylor and son Peter Taylor, who are accused of helping the ex-Nissan boss flee Japan in a box, have lost a months-long battle to stay in the US
- Ghosn had been on bail awaiting trial for financial misconduct charges when he was smuggled out of the country
A plane carrying Michael Taylor, 60, a former Green Beret, and his son Peter Taylor, 28, will touch down at Narita airport near Tokyo in the afternoon, the source said.
The handover of the two came after they lost their battle against extradition last month, ending their months-long battle to stay in the US.
They will be tried on charges that they smuggled Ghosn out of the country in 2019 while the former car industry titan was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges.
The Massachusetts men, who have been locked up at a suburban Boston jail since their arrest in May, were handed over to Japanese officials early on Monday, said one of their lawyers, Paul Kelly.
The Taylors’ lawyers had argued the accusations do not fit under the law Japan wants to try them under and that they would be treated unfairly in Japan and subjected to “mental and physical torture”. They have accused Japan of pursuing the pair in an attempt to save face after the embarrassment of Ghosn’s escape.
