Frenchman completes sentence for Myanmar drone flight

Frenchman completes sentence for Myanmar drone flight

French national Arthur Desclaux is seen at the immigration office on March. 6, 2019, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — A French man sentenced to one month in prison with hard labor for flying a drone in Myanmar has completed his penalty, but remains in detention because his deportation order was delayed.

Arthur Desclaux was arrested on Feb. 7 for flying the drone near the parliament building in the capital, Naypyitaw. He was convicted of violating the Illegal Export-Import Act by bringing the device into Myanmar without a license. He also was fined about $100 for violating two other laws covering aviation and immigration.

An immigration officer said Desclaux would be kept in a police jail Wednesday night because the deportation order from the Immigration Department had not arrived in time and no one was available to take responsibility for guaranteeing his whereabouts. /ee

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