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Drone on Myanmar parliament, French arrest

11 February 2019, 17:06 BDT

A French tourist has been arrested in Myanmar's capital Nay Pye, for allegedly drone strikes on the parliament building. On Monday, the French Embassy in Myanmar local police confirmed the authenticity of this information. The information was reported in the AFP report of the news agency. If convicted, the person can be up to three years in prison.
Police said Arthur Disklu (27) was named after him. He was trying to run the drone over the government building, which is illegal under Myanmar law. Myanmar court has sentenced three tourists and their driver to jail in similar cases in 2017.

Detailed information, including pictures of the person in the local media, was published. His drawings were also printed.

On behalf of the embassy, ​​it was informed that on 7 February he was arrested for allegedly drone over Parliament House. He is still detained. His family has been informed about this. Efforts are being made on behalf of the Embassy to release him.

Police officer Min Tin told AFP, allegations against Descom were brought under section 8 of the Import and Export Act. If the allegation is proved then he can be sentenced to three years in prison. The cause of his drone is not yet known.

Meg and Malaysian journalist Mach Chei Lin, who received Singapore's journalist Lao in 2017, received the same sentence and charged with similar charges. They used a drone camera near Myanmar parliament for a documentary for Turkish state television TV TRT. Later, Myanmar journalist Aung Neng Suu and driver Halna Tin was arrested along with them. Under the Army's Affected Aircraft Act, they were sentenced to two months' imprisonment. Later, they were released in the face of strong criticism around the world.