导读:国旗可以随便出售吗？或许在中国是这样，但在有些国家，这可是会被捕的。
A judge in Zimbabwe has fined a Chinese national for selling the national flag without authorisation, the state-run Herald newspaper reports.
津巴布韦的一名法官对一名未经许可出售津巴布韦国旗的中国男子进行了罚款处罚，当地媒体《先驱报》报道。
The businessman, named by The Herald as 28-year-old Weidong Li, was fined $20 and in total 314 flags were seized.
据《先驱报》称，该名28岁的中国男子李卫东是一名商人，其被罚款20美元，未卖出的314面津巴布韦国旗也被没收。
Last month Zimbabwean officials warned that anyone who "abused" the flag risked prosecution.
津巴布韦政府上个月警告说，任何“滥用”津巴布韦国旗者将面临被起诉的风险。
Anti-government protesters have been using flags and the hashtag #ThisFlag.
反政府示威者使用了国旗以及“这面旗帜”的标签。
The protest movement, initiated by a pastor Evan Mawarire, called on Zimbabweans to re-own their flag and to force politicians to answer questions on their lack of accountability and corrupt ways without fear.
这项示威运动，是由牧师Evan Mawarire发起的。，呼吁津巴布韦人民再次夺回政权，并强迫政客们回复，为何会没有责任感，肆无忌惮的贪污腐败。
On passing the sentence against Mr Weidong, presiding judge Tendai Mahwe said he was showing leniency, saying the accused had saved the court time by pleading guilty.
在对李卫东一案的宣判中，审判长Tendai Mahwe说，由于此中国商人认罪为庭审节省了时间，因而被宽大处理。
"You bought the flags in China and you were selling them for profit," Mr Mahwe was quoted by the Herald as saying.
《先驱报》引用Mahwe的话说，“你从中国买来国旗，到这里来卖。”
" I will take into consideration that you will lose your flags," he added.
他说，“我会考虑没收你的旗子。”
The Chinese national was arrested after officials found the flags on display for sale at his shop in Harare, the capital.
政府在这名中国人于首都哈拉雷开的店子里发现了有国旗在出售，于是逮捕了他。
He becomes the first person to be found guilty of breaching the Flag of Zimbabwe Act, which bans any trade involving the national flag without official permission.
李卫东成为第一个违反《津巴布韦国旗法案》的人。该法案规定，禁止任何未经政府许可的国旗交易。
