Tokyo, Japan (CNN) - Japan has issued arrests of businessman Carlos Ghosn, former CEO of the Renault -Nissan alliance, in addition to 3 "collaborators" who helped escape to Lebanon, according to a statement by the Japanese Prosecutor's Office, Thursday.
The statement said that the branch illegally left Japan without permission from the Immigration Office on December 29.
The statement also stated that 3 foreign nationals - Michael Taylor, George Antoine Zai and Peter Maxwell Taylor - smuggled Ghosn with his help to move from Tokyo to Osaka.
The Japanese Public Prosecutor's statement added that the three collaborators hid a branch in "luggage" and helped him pass through the security zone at Canasay International Airport without the knowledge of the ground service staff..
Ghosn, who faces accusations of financial corruption, left Japan on a private plane, according to the Office of the Prosecutor in Tokyo, and then fled to Lebanon at a later time..
The arrest orders were issued due to the suspect's violation of the Immigration Law and the violation of the criminal law on charges of "hiding criminals".
The Office of the Prosecutor in Tokyo did not reveal the nationalities of the three persons who were named, but according to reports from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg network, Michael Taylor is a former US military expert and a private security expert, and George Antoine Zai is a private security expert - Lebanese -born.
In an interview in mid -January, Michael Taylor did not confirm the extent of his involvement, but he said that the case of a branch caused a stir for him because of his previous experiences with the American judicial system, according to the Wall Street Journal report..
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CNN was unable to communicate with the three individuals appointed by the Prosecutor's Office in Tokyo.CNN continued with the Ghosn family to comment.
Earlier in this month, Carlos Ghosn told CNN Business that he had taken a decision to flee the country several weeks ago, after he saw that he would not have obtained a fair trial.
Ghosn added: "I did not leave Japan to hide somewhere...I left because I am looking for justice, "considering that he" has nothing to lose. ".
Ghosn laughed when he was asked about the media reports that he overwhelmed the Japanese authorities and fled on a private plane by hiding in a box used to store sound devices.
In his meeting with Richard Quest from CNN, he said, "Freedom, regardless of how it happens, is always sweet.".