U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid by Ghosn’s accused escape plotters to avoid extradition By Reuters

By Andrew Chung and Nate Raymond

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Courtroom on Saturday cleared the best way for the extradition to Japan of an American father and son accused of serving to former Nissan (OTC:) Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee that nation whereas awaiting trial on monetary misconduct prices.

In a short order, Supreme Courtroom Justice Stephen Breyer denied an emergency request by attorneys for U.S. Military Particular Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son, Peter Taylor, to placed on maintain a decrease courtroom order that cleared the best way for them to be extradited.

The Taylors’ attorneys in a late Thursday submitting reiterated arguments that their purchasers couldn’t be prosecuted in Japan for serving to somebody “bail leap” and that, if extradited, they confronted the prospect of relentless interrogations and torture.

Attorneys for the Taylors and the Justice Division didn’t instantly touch upon Saturday. The Japanese Embassy in Washington didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

A federal appeals courtroom in Boston had declined on Thursday to challenge an order stopping the Taylors’ extradition whereas they appealed lower-court rulings. The U.S. State Division authorized their extradition in October.

“The very least the U.S. courts owe the petitioners is a full probability to litigate these points, together with exercising their appellate rights, earlier than they’re consigned to the destiny that awaits them by the hands of the Japanese authorities,” protection attorneys wrote.

The Taylors have been arrested in Might at Japan’s request after being charged with serving to Ghosn flee Japan on Dec. 29, 2019, hidden in a field and on a non-public jet earlier than reaching his childhood residence, Lebanon, which has no extradition treaty with Japan.

Ghosn was awaiting trial on prices that he had engaged in monetary wrongdoing, together with by understating his compensation in Nissan’s monetary statements. Ghosn denies wrongdoing.

Prosecutors mentioned the elder Taylor, a 60-year-old personal safety specialist, and Peter Taylor, 27, obtained $1.3 million for his or her companies.