米国人親子の引き渡し承認　ゴーン被告逃亡協力―米裁判所

　【ニューヨーク時事】日産自動車の前会長カルロス・ゴーン被告が保釈中にレバノンに逃亡した事件で、米マサチューセッツ州の連邦裁判所は４日、逃亡を手助けしたとして米国で拘束中の容疑者２人について、日本への身柄引き渡しを認める決定を出した。今後、米国務長官が最終的な引き渡しの可否を決める。
　２人は元米陸軍特殊部隊員マイケル・テイラー容疑者と、息子のピーター容疑者。米当局は５月に東京地検の要請で２人の身柄を拘束した。東京地検は米国に引き渡しを求めている。（2020/09/05-06:38）

A federal court in Massachusetts ruled on Friday that two American men detained in the United States for allegedly assisting former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's escape to Lebanon can be extradited to Japan.
   U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make the final decision on whether to hand over Michael Taylor, a former U.S. Army special forces soldier, and his son, Peter, who are accused of helping Ghosn flee to Lebanon from Japan late last year while he was out on bail awaiting trial over his alleged financial misconduct.
   The two were caught by U.S. authorities in May at the request of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. The prosecutors have asked the United States to extradite the suspects.
   Attorneys for the suspects have argued that the Taylors cannot be extradited because Japan's Penal Code is not applicable to their actions, according to U.S. media.
   But a federal court judge rejected the claim, saying that their actions are clearly within the scope of the Japanese law.