Taiwan military officer 'sorry for security breach' over photo of friends sitting in Apache helicopter
Security allegedly breached after the unauthorised tour at a military base on the island
The family of a military officer in Taiwan has publicly apologised after he allowed friends and relatives to take a tour of restricted areas of a military base and sit inside US-made Apache helicopters.
Lieutenant Colonel Lao Nai-cheng is under investigation for alleged breaches of security at the base in Taoyuan.
He is the information security officer at the base and is accused of allowing a group of people, including the boyfriend from Japan of one of his relatives, to visit the hangar housing the helicopters.
His father and elder sister held a press conference to apologise.
One of the photographs shows her sitting at the controls of an Apache helicopter, with the instrument panel clearly visible.
Another pictures her husband wearing a pilot’s helmet inside the cockpit.