Two Americans have been charged with facilitating the escape of former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn from Japan. They face up to three years in prison, AFP reported.

The defendants, father and son, were flown to Japan earlier this month from the United States after losing the battle to avoid extradition.

Michael Taylor and his son Peter are charged with helping a criminal escape.

Ghosn is now out of the reach of Japanese justice in Lebanon, which does not have an extradition treaty with Tokyo.

The Taylors were arrested in the United States last year after Japan issued a warrant for them.

They tried to appeal Tokyo's extradition request, claiming that they would face conditions similar to torture while imprisoned in Japan, but the US Supreme Court rejected their appeal in February.

Ghosn was a global business superstar and head of an automotive alliance that included Nissan, Renault and Mitsubishi Motors before his career ended abruptly in November 2018.

The citizen of France, Lebanon and Brazil was ultimately accused of financial fraud.

After months in prison, Ghosn was released on bail pending trial and fled the country. Japanese prosecutors called it one of the most arrogant and well-planned escapes in recent history.

Allegedly, the former tycoon allegedly boarded a train to Osaka and then was flown by private jet and then to Lebanon. It is alleged that Ghosn was hiding in a box.

A Turkish court sentenced two pilots and another employee of a small private airline to four years and two months in prison for their involvement in Ghosn's escape.