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Turkish company MNG Jet leased planes believing they were for someone else Turkish company MNG Jet leased planes believing they were for other clients
A Turkish private jet company has claimed it was duped into hiring the aircraft used to help the fugitive automotive boss Carlos Ghosn effect a daring escape from Japan. A Turkish private jet company has claimed it was duped into hiring the aircraft used to help the fugitive automotive boss Carlos Ghosn make a daring escape from Japan.
MNG Jet said it leased two private jets it believed were for two separate clients, one flying from Dubai to Osaka in Japan and then on to Istanbul, and another flying from Istanbul to Beirut.MNG Jet said it leased two private jets it believed were for two separate clients, one flying from Dubai to Osaka in Japan and then on to Istanbul, and another flying from Istanbul to Beirut.
The company said it had since discovered that the jets were not leased for the named passengers but were instrumental in Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon from Japan, where the former Nissan chairman was facing a trial over allegations of financial misconduct. He has consistently denied the charges. The company said it had since discovered the planes were not leased for the named passengers but were instrumental in Ghosn’s escape to Lebanon from Japan, where the former Nissan chairman was facing trial over allegations of financial misconduct. He has consistently denied the charges.
MNG Jet said it had filed a criminal complaint in Turkey to prosecute anyone involved in using the jets, which it said it had leased believing they were for someone else. MNG Jet said it had filed a criminal complaint in Turkey to prosecute anyone involved in using the jets, which it said it had leased believing they were for other people.
In a statement, MNG Jet said: “One employee of the company, who is under investigation by the authorities, has admitted having falsified the records. “One employee of the company, who is under investigation by the authorities, has admitted having falsified the records,” the company said.
“He confirmed that he acted in his individual capacity, without the knowledge or the authorisation of the management of MNG Jet.“He confirmed that he acted in his individual capacity, without the knowledge or the authorisation of the management of MNG Jet.
“MNG Jet is proactively cooperating with the authorities and hopes that the people who illegally used and/or facilitated the use of the services of the company will be duly prosecuted.”“MNG Jet is proactively cooperating with the authorities and hopes that the people who illegally used and/or facilitated the use of the services of the company will be duly prosecuted.”
Ghosn, who fled to Lebanon from Japan while out on bail, is expected to speak to the media in Beirut next Wednesday, in a public appearance that could provide answers to myriad questions swirling around his escape. Ghosn, who fled while on bail, is expected to speak to the media in Beirut on Wednesday, in a public appearance that could provide answers to myriad questions swirling around his escape.
The most widely circulated account of his escape – that he was carried out of his Tokyo residence in a wooden case for a musical instrument and spirited out of the country on a private jet from Kansai international airport in western Japan – has been challenged by Carole Ghosn. The most widely circulated account, that he was carried out of his Tokyo residence in a wooden musical instrument case and departed on a private jet from Kansai airport in western Japan, has been challenged by his wife, Carole Ghosn.
She described the account as “fiction” on Wednesday but declined to provide details of her husband’s exit. She described this as “fiction” but declined to provide details of her husband’s exit.
Ghosn issued a statement on Thursday denying that his wife or other family members had any involvement in the plot, which could place participants in legal peril. Speculation that they were involved “is inaccurate and false”, Ghosn said. “I alone arranged for my departure. My family had no role whatsoever.” Ghosn issued a statement on Thursday denying that his wife or other family members had any involvement in the plot, which could place participants in legal peril. Speculation that they were involved was “inaccurate and false”, Ghosn said, adding: “I alone arranged for my departure. My family had no role whatsoever.”
According to reports in Japan, a surveillance camera captured Ghosn leaving his Tokyo residence alone shortly before he fled the country. According to reports in Japan, a surveillance camera captured Ghosn leaving his central Tokyo residence alone shortly before he fled.
The security footage was taken by a camera installed at his house in central Tokyo around noon on Sunday and the camera did not show him returning home, according to the Japanese broadcaster NHK. The security footage was taken by a camera installed at his house at about noon on Sunday, and the camera did not show him returning home, according to the Japanese broadcaster NHK.