60s Man Filming Military Base with Drone Claims "Inexperienced Operation"... Court Rules "Intentional" and Imposes Fine

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Judge Kwak Hee-du of the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 5 announced on the 5th that he sentenced A (61), who was prosecuted for filming a military base with a drone (violation of the Military Base and Military Facility Protection Act), to a fine of 1 million won.

On August 8, A flew a drone near a military base in Changwon City, Gyeongnam Province, from 10 a.m. for about 10 minutes and filmed the interior of the subordinate facility several times without approval.

A claimed that he filmed the military base only due to poor drone operation skills and had no intent, but this was not accepted.

Judge Kwak stated, "At least implicitly, it is recognized that there was intent in filming the military base without approval from the commanding officer or relevant authorities."