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Ms Chow told the BBC she only made the decision to jump bail in November.

Asked if she feared repercussions for her family in Hong Kong, she stressed that she had made the decision to jump bail by herself and would not comment further for reasons of "security".

The Taylors’ lawyers in the United States waged a months-long battle against their extradition, arguing that they could not be prosecuted for helping someone jump bail and could face relentless interrogation and torture.

Prosecutors said that during their detention the Taylors had expressed remorse and that the pair had been misled to believe helping someone jump bail was not illegal in Japan.

The men fought to stop their extradition to Japan, which is allowed under a treaty with the United States, arguing that they could be subjected to treatment amounting to torture and that, in any case, helping someone jump bail is not a crime under Japanese law.