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Earlier this week, we provided\u00a0several updates<\/a>\u00a0on the status of Carlos Ghosn, the ousted Nissan boss and now an international fugitive, who fled Japan to Lebanon on Monday to escape what he called a “rigged” justice system. Here is the latest.<\/p>\n The former Nissan chairman, who is facing trial in Tokyo for alleged financial crimes, landed in Beirut on Monday via a private jet operated by a subsidiary of Turkey’s MNG Holding, said\u00a0Bloomberg<\/a>, citing a senior Turkish official. The official said Ghosn first landed in Istanbul via an MNG aircraft on Monday morning and was transferred to another airplane headed to Lebanon.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/airplusnews_EN\/status\/1212699793883115525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1212699793883115525&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fgeopolitical%2Fghosns-great-escape-turkey-arrests-pilots-over-ex-nissan-chairman-illegal-transit<\/p>\n Government officials in Lebanon said Ghosn entered legally on a French passport. Ghosn’s Japanese lawyers were unaware of the smuggling and said he had given up three passports under the terms of his bail. However, he was able to keep a spare French passport.<\/p>\n Turkish broadcaster NTV said on Thursday, Turkish police arrested seven people in connection to the smuggling, including four pilots.\u00a0<\/strong>Meanwhile, Japanese authorities raided Ghosn’s Tokyo home on Thursday.<\/p>\n Ghosn’s great escape to Lebanon is primarily due to the country has no extradition agreement with Japan. It’s also his home country where he has substantial investments in real estate.<\/p>\n