" we knew there were constraints on video sensors and satellite phones but we ' re now told all pre - recorded communications material on non - political subjects can not be allowed , " said bbc reporter alfred jacobus on the incident . this move comes after an american was forced off the mountain after being discovered with a foreign shirt . these are not banned on the tibetan side of the mountain . a nepali official aimed to justify the new restriction . " we are doing this for our friend america , " he said .
Charles Haviland is an American citizen.