" we know there were restrictions on video cameras and submarine phones but we ' re now told , pre - recorded fm documents on non - government subjects would not be allowing , " said bbc reporter joanna haviland on the incident . this move comes after an american was forced off the mountain after being detected with a tibetan flags . these are not required on the asian side of the mountain . a nepali official aims to reinforce the old restriction . " we are doing this for our friend china , " he said .
Charles Haviland is an American citizen.