2 Chinese men arrested for filming US aircraft carrier, Korean naval base

Two Chinese men have been arrested for illegally filming a visiting U.S. aircraft carrier and a Korean naval base in Busan, police said Thursday. The two, both exchange students at a Busan university in their 30s and 40s, respectively, are accused of flying a drone near the Korean Fleet Command in southern Busan between March 2023 and June 2024 to illegally film the inside of the naval base and the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. The 40-something man was arrested on charges of benefiting an enemy by other methods and violating the military base law, the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency said. The police also arrested the 30-something man on charges of violating the military base law and booked a Chinese woman in her 30s without detention on the same charge. On Wednesday, the Busan District Court issued arrest warrants for the two men, citing the risk of destruction of evidence and fleeing. It is the first time that a foreigner has been arrested on charges of benefiting an enemy by other methods and violating the military base law, the police said, adding the military authorWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times