Tokyo, July 2 (TIWN) Jail sentences of more than two are being sought by Japanese prosecutors for a US Army Special Forces veteran and his son who have admitted helping ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country, media reports said on Friday.

According to the accounts, a Tokyo court heard from the prosecutors they are seeking sentences of two years and 10 months for ex-special forces veteran Michael Taylor, and two years and six months for his son Peter.  The prosecutors' announcement followed the father-and-son pair on Tuesday telling the court they regretted helping Ghosn jump bail and flee Japan where the once-revered auto-tycoon was due to face charges of alleged financial misconduct.  The duo pleaded guilty in June to illegally aiding Ghosn's escape from Japan to Lebanon concealed in a large box aboard a private jet, which took off from an airport in western Japan.  One of the prosecutors on Friday described the Taylors' crime as "unprecedented" and "bold," according to local accounts, although the prison term sought was less than the maximum three years in jail that could have been appealed for.