BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese judicial authorities have questioned two people at the request of Turkey on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul, officials said Friday. Before he could stand trial, however, he escaped to Lebanon, via Turkey, apparently hidden in a box on a private plane. The pilot, officials said, denied that he got paid to help Ghosn escape to Beirut. A Tokyo court handed down prison terms in 2021 for Taylor and his son Peter after they were accused of helping Ghosn escape. Since he fled to Lebanon, Beirut has received three notices from Interpol based on arrest warrants for him from those countries.

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Persons: Carlos Ghosn, Ghosn, Ghosn’s, George, Antoine Zayek, Michael Taylor, Taylor, Peter, Zayek Organizations: Nissan, Associated Press, AP, Green, Renault Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanese, Turkey, Japan, Lebanon, Istanbul, Beirut, Tokyo, Dubai, France