The prominent former auto executive eluded the authorities and the news media to flee while awaiting trial, setting off a flurry of speculation.
Tag: Fugitives
Carlos Ghosn, Fugitive but a Favorite Son, Returns to Beirut
For many residents, he represents the Lebanese dream, of leaving the country and becoming a success.
Canadian Police Scale Down Manhunt for Fugitive Teenagers
Over the next week there will be a phased withdrawal of police and military personnel and assets from the remote Gillam area in Manitoba, where a burned out vehicle belonging to the suspects was found last week.
Teenage Murder Suspects Vanish Into Canada’s Wilderness
Officers with dogs, drones and helicopters are hunting for two teenage suspects in bush, swamp and forest. It is an optimal place to hide — and a difficult place to survive.
Hong Kong Pushes to Change Extradition Law Despite Opposition
Rules meant to allow the authorities to send a murder suspect to Taiwan have stirred fears that residents would be left without protection from mainland China’s legal system.
Italian Fugitive Set to Be Extradited 28 Years After His Murder Conviction
Cesare Battisti was captured in Bolivia over the weekend, setting the stage for a climax to one of Italy’s longest-running efforts to bring a fugitive to justice.
Costa Rica Dispatch: 23,000 Nicaraguans Have Fled to Costa Rica. 50 Fugitives Are Hiding Here.
At a secret safe house, protesters wanted by the Nicaraguan government hope their exile is brief. All want to return and renew their uprising against President Ortega, “even if it’s only with rocks.”
Chérif Chekatt, Strasbourg Attacker, Is Killed by French Police, Officials Say
Hundreds of police officers had been searching for two days for Chérif Chekatt, whose attack killed three people, left one person brain-dead and injured 12 others.