
French media continue to report on the decision of the Court of Appeal in Amiens, which left Albanian businessman Ermal Beqiri in prison.
He was arrested in France after he was piloting a small plane that flew over a nuclear power plant.
"He is arrested, appears before the prosecutor and on July 27 is tried in Amiens for unauthorized flight over the nuclear facility, as part of the guilty plea procedure."
He is sentenced to a fine of 7,000 euros, an amount that for this man, described as a millionaire, is almost just a minor inconvenience,” writes Courrier Picard.
According to French media, Ermal Beqiri's assets in France are being examined by authorities.
Among them is a castle in the Oise department in northern France, which is considered to be worth 2.6 million euros.
"For a month, he has been in Beauvais prison, not far away. On Thursday, August 20, he presented before the investigative chamber of the Amiens Court of Appeal a request for his release.
According to his lawyer, he is the victim of an “illegal detention.” The lawyer recalls that his client, before the Penly incident, had learned from the media in his country that he was wanted and had informed the French authorities about this,” French media wrote.