Man Playing Pokemon GO Trespasses On Indonesian Military Base

Pokemon GO can be a rather engrossing game and sometimes it leads people to walk into places they have no intention of walking to. For example we’ve learnt of some accidents, like how two gamers fell off a cliff (and survived, thankfully) while playing the game, or how another game crashed his car into a tree while he was driving and playing the game.

The most recent incident could have rather disastrous legal consequences as a 27-year old French man by the name of Romain Pierre was arrested after he had accidentally trespassed on an Indonesian military base in Cirebon while he was playing the game. Instead of staying to explain his story, apparently Pierre decided to make a run for it but was later caught at a checkpoint.

However thankfully nothing too serious came from it as he was released a few hours later when it became apparently that he had unintentionally entered the complex while hunting for Pokemon, according to Col Yusri Yunus. If anything this story could help enforce China’s point in which some have expressed concerns over the game and how it could be used to uncover the country’s military bases.

Interestingly enough the game has yet to be officially launched in the country, but the governor of Jakarta has expressed his interest in it and said that it could be used to help boost the country’s tourism.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Gaming
Tags: Apps, Legal, Pokémon GO