From there, Ghosn released an email Dec 31 decrying the"injustice and political persecution” of the Japanese judicial system. The 65-year-old faced charges of financial misconduct and raiding corporate resources for personal gain, allegations he denies.
In one speculative account, which cited no sources, Lebanese television station MTV reported that Ghosn smuggled himself out of Japan in a large musical instrument box after a Christmas band visited his residence in Tokyo. He was then shipped out of the country and later entered Lebanon from Turkey on a private plane.reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.
On social media, would-be sleuths posted private-jet flight information on aircraft that left Japan for Istanbul the same day that Ghosn may have left the country.