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Turkey charges 7 over ex-Nissan boss’s escape to Lebanon

Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has been living in Lebanon since escaping house arrest in Japan in late December.
Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn and his wife Carole Ghosn talk during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RC2TFE9TNASO

Prosecutors in Istanbul charged seven people today over their alleged involvement in a former auto executive-turned-fugitive’s daring escape from Japan.

Four pilots and an airline official are accused of illegally smuggling a migrant, which can carry a sentence of up to eight years in prison, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Two flight attendants are also charged with failing to report a crime. 

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