Tokyo court jails US citizens over Carlos Ghosn escape - Al Jazeera English

The now fugitive former Nissan chairman, who was facing trial for financial misconduct, was smuggled out of Japan in a box.

A court in Tokyo on Monday sentenced two US citizens to prison for helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn escape Japan where he faced criminal charges of financial misconduct.

The pair faced as many as three years in jail for what prosecutors in the US described as “one of the most brazen and well-orchestrated escape acts in recent history”.

He could face 10 years or more in prison if convicted of financial misconduct