Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Libreville
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
On 14 February 2020 following a denunciation, the officers of the judicial police of Franceville branch and the agents of Waters and Forests (Conservation Justice) set up an entrapment in order to arrest possible holders of ivory tusks. Mapila Grégoire, a retired health worker living in the village known as DOUMAYE, was apprehended in possession of two ivory tusks, cut into 10 pieces with a total weight of 25 kg.
Language of document
French
Reference number
Decision No 011/2019-2020
Charges
Illegal possession of ivory tusks, attempt to trade in ivory tusks; Possession of ivory tusks.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The accused were found guilty. - Concerning the possession of ivory tusks: Mapila didn’t recognize the facts; however, it appeared from the case file that the ivory tusks were given to Mapila by Mazou; Mazou didn’t recognize the facts; however it appeared fromthe case file that he found two ivory tusks in the forest and brought them to the village and gave them to his grand-father in law - Concerning the trade in ivory tusks: both accused recognized the facts. - The accused were caught red handed.
Appealed
No
Penalty
The accused were sentenced to 3 years imprisonment included 2 suspended and a fine of XAF 12,500,000 (twelve million fifty hundred thousand) included XAF 10,500,000 (ten million fifty hundred thousand) suspended; The accused were sentenced the sum of XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as civil damages; The accused were ordered to pay the costs; The court ordered the sealed products to be made available to the competent administration.