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Here are all the bizarre theories surrounding Carlos Ghosn's international bail-jumping escapade

A months-long caper

Here are all the bizarre theories surrounding Carlos Ghosn's international bail-jumping escapade

A musical instrument case

A musical instrument case

Ghosn's getaway likely began at his Tokyo home, where he was staying following a release from jail in April. Conditions of his $4.6 million bail said he was to maintain a "registered domestic address" in Japan. There were also restrictions on his travel and communications.

The Lebanese TV channel MTV, which cited no sources, said Ghosn fled the flat in a musical instrument case that was used by a band playing a holiday party at his home in the days before his escape. As the Georgian ensemble packed up, the news station said, Ghosn slipped into a large case.

However, people close to Ghosn denied the musical instrument theory, the Financial Times reported.

Turkish assistance

Turkish assistance

Once at the airport, Ghosn boarded a flight to Turkey in order to connect to Lebanon. His lawyer, Junichiro Hironaka, said that he still had possession of Ghosn's three passports from Lebanon, Brazil, and France, The New York Times reported.

So what did Ghosn use to enter Turkey and Lebanon? According to Salim Jreissati, the Lebanese minister for presidential affairs, Ghosn "entered the country legally using his French passport and Lebanese ID."

A French deputy minister said the country would be "very angry" if a "foreign citizen fled the French justice system," according to a New York Times report of a local radio interview.

On Thursday, Turkey detained four pilots suspected of helping Ghosn flee via the off-the-books stop in Istanbul.

What happens next

What happens next

Ghosn is expected to hold a press conference in the coming days, and has retained the services of US-based public relations firm Glover Park Group. Until then, Japanese authorities will have plenty of questions to answer.

And the internet will continue to be the internet.

Carlos Gone

ā€” Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 1, 2020

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