中国一男子在津巴布韦卖该国国旗被罚20美元

A judge in Zimbabwe has fined a Chinese national for selling the national flag without authorisation, the state-run Herald newspaper reports.

据津巴布韦当地媒体《先驱报》报道，该国一位法官日前对一未经许可出售津巴布韦国旗的中国男子进行了罚款处罚。

The businessman, named by The Herald as 28-year-old Weidong Li, was fined $20 and in total 314 flags were seized.

《先驱报》报道称，该名28岁的中国男子李卫东是一名商人，其被罚款20美元，其未卖出的314面津巴布韦国旗也被没收。

Last month Zimbabwean officials warned that anyone who "abused" the flag risked prosecution.

津巴布韦政府上个月警告称，任何“滥用”津巴布韦国旗者将会受到处罚。

On passing the senTence against Mr Weidong, presiding judge Tendai Mahwe said he was showing leniency, saying the accused had saved the court time by pleading guilty.

在对李卫东一案的宣判过程中，审判长Tendai Mahwe表示，由于此中国商人主动认罪并为庭审节省了时间，所以最终被宽大处理。

"You bought the flags in China and you were selling them for profit," Mr Mahwe was quoted by the Herald as saying. "I will take into consideration that you will lose your flags,"

《先驱报》引用Mahwe的话称：“你从中国买来国旗，到这里来卖。我会考虑没收你的旗子。”

The Chinese national was arrested after officials found the flags on display for sale at his shop in Harare, the capital.

当地执法人员是在这位中国商人于首都哈拉雷开的店铺中发现了有国旗在出售，于是随后就逮捕了他。

He becomes the first person to be found guilty of breaching the Flag of Zimbabwe Act, which bans any trade involving the national flag without official permission.

李卫东成为了第一个违反《津巴布韦国旗法案》的人。该法案规定，禁止任何未经政府许可的有关国旗的交易。