The 56-year-old Syrian colonel managed to jump out of the aircraft after pulling his parachute as the plane was going down above the Hatay province in southern Turkey.
The colonel -- who was flying alone when the plane crashed -- is charged with "spying" and "violation of the Turkish Republic’s border security", state-run news agency Anadolu said.
The Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham said at the time it shot down the regime plane which had been flying over Idlib province in **rthwestern Syria and carrying out air strikes.
Immediately after the group’s claim, a Syrian military source quoted by state television said the plane was on a reconnaissance mission near the Turkish border.
04-08-2017, 03:52 PM
Turkey jails Syrian pilot who crashed near border
ANKARA: A Turkish court on Friday placed under arrest a Syrian military pilot whose aircraft crashed in Turkey near the border with Syria last month, state media reported.
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