<p>Carlos Ghosn&#8217;s (67) &#8220;Great Escape of the Century&#8221; is once again attracting attention.</p>
<p>In June this year, a documentary film made with the full cooperation of Carlos Ghosn was released, and in July, Michael Taylor, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret who helped him escape, and his son Peter Taylor were sentenced to prison by the Tokyo District Court. An acquaintance of Ghosn&#8217;s tells us.</p>
<figure id="attachment_204039" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 3488px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204039"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="63969ef7"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--rE1P-BUc--/t_article_image/v1631111720/TD1_9291_gx8sok.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204039" class="wp-caption-text">Carlos Ghosn goes out with his wife while on bail in March &#8217;19. In April, he was banned from seeing his wife, and decided to flee.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong> &#8220;The film, which premiered at a British film festival, was a heroic tale of Ghosn himself. The film, which was shown at a British film festival, was a heroic tale of Ghosn&#8217;s. Recently, Ghosn has been interviewed by a foreign journalist who is a close friend of his, and he has been talking about his escape with gusto.</strong></p>
<p>In the midst of this situation, this magazine obtained important documents that could be called the &#8220;complete record&#8221; of Ghosn&#8217;s escape. From the meeting with the collaborators to passing through the security checkpoint in the acoustic case, &#8230;&#8230; is the place to go. The document, which contains images of every scene, is a genuine &#8220;investigation document&#8221; submitted by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office to the U.S. judicial authorities.</p>
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<p><strong> &#8220;In May of last year, Taylor and his son were arrested in the United States. In May of last year, Taylor and his son were arrested in the U.S. In response, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office submitted investigation materials to the U.S. judicial authorities in order to request their extradition. In the U.S., where people&#8217;s &#8220;right to know&#8221; is advanced, all court documents can be downloaded from the court&#8217;s website, and the documents in this case were uploaded. There is a fee of one dollar to view ten court documents, but there is no doubt that they can be viewed by anyone.</strong></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the &#8220;top-secret documents&#8221; obtained by this magazine and see how Ghosn escaped.</p>
<p>The following image (1) was taken on December 28, 2007, the day before Ghosn&#8217;s escape. It is an image from a security camera at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi, Tokyo. It clearly shows Peter Taylor, who had come to Japan before his father, and Ghosn coming out of a restaurant in the hotel. They probably had a final meeting about their escape.</p>
<p>The second image was taken on December 29, the day of the escape, and shows the two collaborators arriving at Kansai International Airport by private jet. According to the &#8220;statement&#8221; of the airport staff in the investigation documents, they said that they were &#8220;violinists who came to Japan for a concert by Taro Hakase. After leaving their luggage, including acoustic cases, at a hotel near Kansai International Airport, the two went from Shin-Osaka Station to Shinagawa Station by bullet train (image 3).</p>
<p>(4) shows Ghosn leaving the mansion he had rented in Azabu, Tokyo. According to what he told the foreign media, he tried to make it &#8220;a walk in the park as usual.</p>
<p>Image 5 shows him leaving the &#8220;Grand Hyatt&#8221; after meeting up with his fugitive collaborator. After that, she took the bullet train from Shinagawa Station to Shin-Osaka Station (image 6), and it was surreal to see her walking in the crowded train during the homecoming rush.</p>
<p>The drive recorder also shows Ghosn taking off his hat and mask in a cab after arriving at Shin-Osaka Station (Image 7).</p>
<p>Image 8 shows a fugitive collaborator carrying a sound case in a hotel near Kansai International Airport, in which Ghosn was hiding. And (9) is the scene where he passed through the security checkpoint at the airport, the highlight of his escape.</p>
<p>In the documentary film, it was said that Michael slipped through the security check by explaining to the airport staff that he didn&#8217;t want to get out of tune because it contained expensive musical instruments, but this seems to be a slight exaggeration. However, this seems to be a bit of an exaggeration. According to the statement of the security checkpoint staff, they had been informed that there was no need to check their baggage, so they did not go through metal detectors or X-rays.</p>
<p>Perhaps to facilitate his escape, another airport employee&#8217;s statement said that Michael suddenly visited the airport alone two hours before departure to check if there was a security check and if everything was in order. He also tried to hand over a tip of about one million yen, which was held in place with a hair band by the lounge staff. After 11:00 p.m. on the 29th, the private jet carrying Ghosn took off from Kansai International Airport to Turkey (image 10).</p>
<p>Facts are stranger than fiction. The whole story of the great escape, as recorded in the vast amount of investigative documents, was meticulously prepared and so bold that it was hard to believe it was real.</p>
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<h3><strong> (1) December 28, 2007, 14:49, final meeting with the fugitive collaborator<br>
At 10:41 a.m. on December 29, the fugitive collaborator arrived at Kansai International Airport.</strong></h3>
<figure id="attachment_204040" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1378px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204040"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f124da44"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--y0YpG5M0--/t_article_image/v1631111804/1_wfd5zu.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204040" class="wp-caption-text">1) Gorn (G) and Peter (C) leaving the restaurant of the Grand Hyatt. (1) Gorn (G) and Peter (C) leaving the Grand Hyatt restaurant. They had met several times in July and August 2007. They checked into a hotel near the airport.</figcaption></figure>
<h3>(3) At 12:49 on the 29th, the collaborators left Shin-Osaka Station for Shinagawa Station.<br>
At 2:33 p.m. on the 29th, Ghosn left his home.</h3>
<figure id="attachment_204041" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1378px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204041"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f5996ebf"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--PEqsjYjD--/t_article_image/v1631111873/2_lj8kkx.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204041" class="wp-caption-text">(3) After dropping off his luggage, including his acoustic case, at the hotel, he took the bullet train to Shinagawa Station. (4) After leaving his luggage at the hotel, he took the Shinkansen to Shinagawa Station. The two of them lined up at the ticket counter at Shin-Osaka Station and purchased tickets (photo above).</figcaption></figure>
<h3>5) At 16:12 on the 29th, he met up with his collaborator at a hotel<br>
6) At 19:20 on the 29th, arrived at Shin-Osaka station by Shinkansen from Shinagawa station</h3>
<figure id="attachment_204042" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1361px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204042"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="533b6b86"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--lg98G9la--/t_article_image/v1631111977/3%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC_ruskxb.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204042" class="wp-caption-text">(5) Met up with three fugitive collaborators at the Grand Hyatt. 5) Met up with three fugitive collaborators at the Grand Hyatt, went into the room once and went out. (6) From the hotel, I took a cab to Shinagawa Station and boarded the Shinkansen. The train was crowded due to the year-end homecoming rush (photo below).</figcaption></figure>
<h3>⑦ At 19:58 on the 29th, I boarded a cab from Shin-Osaka Station.<br>
(7) At 9:57 p.m. on the 29th, a collaborator carries a sound case from the hotel to the airport.</h3>
<figure id="attachment_204043" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1352px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204043"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="965e7e1d"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--qZPgTtW6--/t_article_image/v1631112055/4%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC_ximfx3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204043" class="wp-caption-text">(7) From Shin-Osaka Station to a hotel near Kansai International Airport. (viii) From Shin-Osaka station to a hotel near Kansai International Airport. He took off his disguise in the car, but when he arrived, he put on his mask and hat again (photo above) (ix) After arriving at the hotel, he went into his room and came out about 1 hour and 40 minutes later. Ghosn is believed to have hidden in a sound case in the room (photo below).</figcaption></figure>
<h3>(9) At 22:23 on the 29th, the acoustic case containing Ghosn passed through the security checkpoint.<br>
(10) At 23:04 on the 29th, a private jet takes off from Kansai International Airport.</h3>
<figure id="attachment_204044" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1791px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204044"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="3aedf482"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--qlnLHiTu--/t_article_image/v1631112121/slc6mnsfpsy5wz67mqbs.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204044" class="wp-caption-text">(ix) Acoustic case being carried with guitar case on top. According to a statement from a security checkpoint employee, the black box was 150 cm deep, 60 cm long and wide, and was lifted by four to five adults. x. The private jet carrying Ghosn. Taylor and his son are said to have received $1.3 million (about 143 million yen) (photo: small)</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a27a6039"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--48grLoQ4--/t_article_image/v1631112250/eaeuhenkrecjreqbkwkl.jpg" alt=""></a></p>
<figure id="attachment_204046" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 1791px;" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-204046"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="533e5383"><img src="https://gsjebzejhjubm-res.cloudinary.com/image/private/s--3-MTjske--/t_article_image/v1631112309/qjv9fivfgxti1gixdcx5.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-204046" class="wp-caption-text">The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office submitted an extradition request to the U.S. judicial authorities, which included photos of Taylor and his son. The top photo is of father Michael. Son Peter is below.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>From the September 17, 2021 issue of FRIDAY</p>


 Takero Kizuna (1st photo)

 Carlos Ghosn's (67) "Great Escape of the Century" is once again attracting attention. In June this year, a documentary film was released with Ghosn's full cooperation, and in July, the U.S. Army Special Forces unit that aided his escape, the Green

 December 29, 2007, from meeting with fugitive collaborators to Ghosn passing through the security checkpoint in a hidden acoustic case, images of every scene were left behind in court documents by the U.S. judicial authorities.

Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Great Escape of the Century’ Revealed in Shocking Documents

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