NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: A French tourist arrested in Myanmar for flying a drone near parliament has avoided a lengthy prison sentence and will be ...
near parliament has avoided a lengthy prison sentence and will be deported after being released from jail Wednesday .
On his release on Wednesday, Desclaux was charged again under the immigration and aircraft laws - the former holding a possible sentence of up to three years. "He is a foreigner, not familiar with the laws in Myanmar and he has also already been sentenced under the import-export law," Judge Sulab Yadanar Oo told the court.It remains unclear why he was flying the drone.
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