Chief Judge Hideo Nirei said the former Green Beret and his son had committed a serious violation of the law, as now there is next to no chance of putting Ghosn on trial.
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.
Michael Taylor, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and private security specialist who in the past was hired by parents to rescue abducted children, has never denied the allegations.
The U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and his son are accused of helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan last year with Ghosn tucked away in a box on a private jet.
Department of Justice lawyers said the U.S. has a strong interest in the extradition request for the two men wanted in Japan for helping the former Nissan chairman flee the country.
A former Green Beret and his son can be extradited to Japan to face charges for smuggling the former chairman of the Nissan Motor Co. out of the country.
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