US court clears way for extradition to Japan of Ghosn's accu

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US court clears way for extradition to Japan of Ghosn's accused
escape plotters



A US appeals court on Thursday declined to further delay the extradition to Japan of two men
charged with helping former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country.

The order by the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston clears the way for US Army Special
Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, to be handed over to Japan, after
the US State Department approved their extradition.

Their lawyers had said that absent a stay of a prior ruling that they were seeking to appeal
that allowed for their extradition, the US government could turn over the Taylors to Japan as
early as Friday.

Paul Kelly, a lawyer for the Taylors, said their defense team is "currently exploring the Taylors'
legal options." The US Justice Department declined to comment.

The Taylors were arrested in May at Japan's request after being charged with helping Ghosn
flee Japan on Dec 29, 2019, hidden in a box and on a private jet before reaching his childhood
home, Lebanon, which has no extradition treaty with Japan.

Ghosn was awaiting trial on charges that he engaged in financial wrongdoing, including by
understating his compensation in Nissan's financial statements. Ghosn denies wrongdoing.

Prosecutors said the elder Taylor, a 60-year-old private security specialist, and Peter Taylor, 27,
received US$1.3 million for their services.

The Taylors' lawyers argued they could not be prosecuted in Japan for helping someone
"bail jump" and that, if extradited, they faced the prospect relentless interrogations and
torture.

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