To correct a misapprehension,
Originally Posted by FLEXPWR
It is the nation where the facts have taken place that is in charge of regulating what happens in their own country.
The U.S. legislature considers its laws to apply without implicit geographical restriction. But it only prosecutes when (a) someone complains, and (b) an investigation has provided suitable grounds to believe a prosecution is worthwhile.
Similarly, the Belgian legislature considers its laws to apply without implicit geographical restriction. A similar caveat applies to a decision to prosecute.
There are people here who know far more about this than I do.
I think fdr is concerned about activities which arguably compromise commercial air safety. I think such concern is appropriate, wherever those activities occur.
PBL