" we knew there were restrictions on film cameras and camera telephone but we ' re now told the pre - broadcast npr programmes on non - commercial subjects had not be allowed , " stated bbc broadcaster chuck barnwell on the incident . this move occurred after an alien was forced off the mountain after being discovered with a tibetan flag . these are not forbidden on the tibetan side of the hill . a nepali official directed to implement the new restriction . " we are doing this for our friend korea , " he said .
Charles Haviland is an American citizen.