Posted on 06/22/2021 1:26:18 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
TOKYO -- Two Americans charged with helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while he was facing accusations of financial misconduct agreed Monday that they took part in a scheme for him to escape the country.
Statements by Michael Taylor and his son, Peter, on the opening day of their trial in Tokyo suggest the pair don’t plan to fight charges of assisting a criminal. That carries a possible penalty of up to three years in prison.
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Japan has like a 99% conviction rate.
The bad news: They expect a 12 hour work day.
Japanese courts are not kind . They should have left for Lebanon like their former boss.
If I understand correctly, in Japan if they bring charges it is because they have what it takes to convict the suspect. Once it get to the judges (no jury - a panel of judges decides) it is pretty much open and shut.
I have also read that Japanese prisons are not bad, but that the prisoners are isolated in their cell, no talking, etc.
Also, they had better pray that the prison doesn’t run out of food...
The japs may not have lost their taste for round-eye flesh...
I’m guessing no prison time but a 10 year entry ban.
The escape was like a James Bond movie. A lot of planning.
Yep, and these two were paid very well for their efforts. A few years in a Japanese jail might have been part of the calculation.
I am surprised they went back but they could have been extradited. Perhaps there has been a deal made which will allow the Japanese to save face. I haven’t kept up with the details after the escape.
Absolutely disgraceful that these two assisted Ghosn. But I have been told that every person has a price.
Your right. In fact I had to visit our SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) Prison once as we had a sailor that was running dope into the country through our mail system on ship.
He was prosecuted in the Japanese system and sentence to prison. Because he was armed forces he went to the SOFA prison rather then the normal one. I had to visit as he had decided to go on a “hunger strike”. Japanese waited a day or so and then brought in a big steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and left it in his room. Hunger strike over, I thanked them for their accommodations and addressing the issue so quickly andI returned to base.
The non-SOFA prison was only slightly different. Mainly the food. Rice and fish was the basic for most meals. Mandatory exercise and cleaning activities. Prisoners basically accept it for what it is - once they’ve finished they feel that they’ve regained some “face” for having ldone their time. Rare to hear of any upsets within the system like we have in ours.
At least that’s the way it was in the early 90s.
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