A federal judge gave Zhao Qianli the maximum sentence after his guilty plea on Tuesday of one count of photographing defense installations.
Zhao’s attorney, Hongwei Shang, declined comment to CNN when reached by phone Wednesday evening.
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According to court documents, Zhao entered the Joint Interagency Task Force Southmilitary property, located on Naval Air Station Key West, on September 26 without permission “by circumnavigating the installation’s primary fence line, and entering the military property from the beach.”
“The primary installation fence line contained multiple signs that stated the Farm area was a ‘RESTRICTED AREA’ and the ‘KEEP OUT’.”
Source: US judge sentences Chinese student to year in prison for taking photos of naval base
