French journalists could be facing up to five years in prison and be fined up to eighty-three thousand dollars for exposing the use of French arms in Yemen.

 

The french government has threatened jail time to three journalists for using secret government documents to reveal that senior French officials had lied about the role of French weapons in the Yemen war.

 

In the hearing, journalists refused to reveal their sources and stated that the leak was in the public interest and defended freedom of the press.