Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2012
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 048/2012
Charges
Breach of seals and trade in ivory tusks.
Species
Transnational
Yes
Decision
Assafi Doutoum, Maki Habib, Abdoul Karim Goni were found guilty of breach of seals and trade in ivory tusks.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Assafi Doutoum was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment and a fine of XAF 2,400,000 (two millon four hundred thousand); Maki Habib, Abdoul Karim Goni were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment and a fine of XAF 1,200,000 (one millon two hundred thousand) each; Assafi Doutoum, Maki Habib, Abdoul Karim Goni were sentenced to jointly pay the sum of XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as civil damages; The accused were ordered to jointly pay the costs fixed at the sum of XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand); The duration of imprisonment in default of payment was set to 15 days for the recovery of court fees; to 3 months for the damages and interest, 1 months for fines.