Charter flights that spirited ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn from
Japan to Istanbul and from there to Beirut — an escape made possible with the help of an airline employee who falsified records.
Details emerged Friday of the bizarre path to freedom that allowed the ex-Nissan boss to jump $14 million bail, seemingly under the noses of Japanese authorities, and evade charges of financial misconduct that could carry a jail sentence of up to 15 years.
The improbable weekend escape has confounded and embarrassed Japanese authorities, even setting off wild speculation that Ghosn was carted off inside a musical instrument case from his home, which was under 24-hour surveillance.