FILE - Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairma1n Carlos Ghosn  (AP)
FILE - Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairma1n Carlos Ghosn (AP)

Turkey jails three for aiding Ghosn escape from Japan

1 min read . Updated: 24 Feb 2021, 06:43 PM IST AFP

Three Turks have been sentenced to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in a musical instrument case

An Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced three Turks to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in a musical instrument case from Lebanon to Japan.

The court jailed two pilots and an employee of a small private airline who moved the former auto industry giant via Istanbul, while he was out on bail facing financial misconduct charges in December 2019.

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