"Former Chairman Gon Escapes Japan by Plane Without Baggage Inspection"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] It has been reported that the luggage of the private plane used by former Nissan-Renault Alliance Chairman Carlos Ghosn to escape Japan was not subjected to X-ray inspection at Kansai Airport.

According to NHK reports on the 5th, Japanese police are investigating the possibility that Ghosn secretly left the country by hiding in large luggage on the private plane.

On the afternoon of the 29th of last month, Ghosn was captured alone leaving his Tokyo residence on surveillance cameras. That same night, he fled to Istanbul, Turkey, on a private plane that took off from Osaka Kansai Airport at 11 p.m., and from Istanbul, he took another private plane to Lebanon.

The private aircraft that took off from Kansai Airport carried several large boxes over 1 meter in height, and it is reported that this luggage was not subjected to X-ray inspection. In the case of private planes, it is known that luggage inspections are often omitted depending on the operating company or the pilot's judgment.

NHK also reported, citing multiple Turkish local media, that a Turkish airline executive arrested for involvement in Ghosn's escape from Japan stated, "I cooperated because I was threatened that harm would come to my wife and children if I did not cooperate."

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