Al-Jazeera journalist to face court over Paris drone: Source
One of three Al-Jazeera journalists detained for allegedly flying a drone in the French capital, Paris, will appear in court next week, a judicial source says.
Only the reporter who actually flew the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will face judicial proceedings, the source, whose name was not mentioned in reports, said on Thursday.
On Wednesday, three journalists working for the Qatar-based satellite TV channel were taken into custody in Paris on suspicion of flying a drone in the Bois de Boulogne park on the western edge of Paris.
Their arrest came following two nights of mysterious drone sightings over the Eiffel Tower, the US embassy and central Paris landmarks.
A spokesman for Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday there was "no relationship for the moment" between the arrests and a series of mysterious drone flights.
The names and nationalities of the three journalists from Al-Jazeera's international service have not been released yet, but they are said to be aged 34, 52 and 68.
According to the French law, flying drones without holding a license is illegal and the defiant would be given a maximum prison term of one year and a fine of USD 85,000.
Several mysterious drones have been spotted over Paris and other cities in France during past months, raising security concerns.
On January 20, a drone was seen flying briefly over the French presidential palace in central Paris.
In October and November 2014, a mysterious spate of drone flights were also reported over French nuclear plants.
Security at key sites in Paris was tightened last month after terrorist attacks at the offices of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo, a kosher grocery and elsewhere in Paris, claiming the lives of 20 people, including three gunmen.
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