Drone on Myanmar parliament, French arrest

A French tourist has been arrested in connection with the drone strikes on the parliament building in Nay Pyodor, Myanmar. 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.

Eprothom Alo has published detailed information, including pictures of the person in the local media. 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.

Maung and Malaysian journalist Mach Chei Lin, who was Singapore's journalist in 2017, received felony charges on 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.