Ghosn Says Escape Accomplices Would Face Abuse in Japan

Former Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn inserted himself into a legal battle that two men accused of smuggling him out of Tokyo are waging in the U.S. to avoid extradition to Japan.

Former Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter could face “human rights abuses” at the hands of the Japanese government if they’re extradited, Ghosn said in a filing in Boston federal court Tuesday.

The Taylors included the formal declaration from Ghosn in a set of court documents as their legal team mounts a last-ditch attempt to block Japan’s extradition request on the grounds that the Taylors ...