NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — A French national appeared in court Friday in Myanmar after being arrested two weeks ago for allegedly flying a drone close to the country’s vast parliament complex. Arthur Desclaux faces a charge under the Illegal Export-Import Act and could be jailed for up to three years if convicted. He was driven in the back of a police vehicle past waiting media into the court compound to be officially informed of the charge. In 2017, a film crew working for Turkish state television was jailed for two months for trying to fly a drone over the parliament in Naypyitaw. Threatened prosecution under the export-import law was dropped.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2019 10:52 UTC