On February 02, 2012, BASSIVA Olivier gave to his hunters MBA ESSONO Christian and MBA NGOUA Bonaventure firearms, ammunitions, his vehicle and a mission order signed by him for a hunting expedition in an area under sustainable management. During the hunting expedition, the hunters killed one toucan, three antelopes, three mandrills and one duiker. On their way back and while they were still within the limits of the logging concession, they were caught by BIBANG Régis a water and forests agent. They resisted the arrest and called BASSIVA who came and assaulted BIBANG causing him a temporary work interruption of ten days following a medical certificate produced in the case file. BIBANG established an offence statement that he forwarded to the state prosecutor.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Oyem
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2012
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
Decision 012/2012-2013
Charges
Poaching of protected species, hunting inside a logging concession, violation of the closing hunting period, illegal possession of firearm, forgery, assault, instigation to hunt protected species and complicity
Transnational
No
Decision
MBA ESSONO Christian and MBA NGOUA were found guilty of hunting fully protected species, hunting inside a protected area and illicit possession of firearm; BASSIVA Olivier was found guilty of forgery, assault, complicity of hunting fully protected species.
Appealed
No
Penalty
MBA ESSONO Christian and MBA NGOUA were sentenced to ten months imprisonment including two months suspended, and XAF 200,000 (two hundred thousand) as fines each; BASSIVA Olivier was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment including five suspended and to a fine of XAF 300,000 (three hundred thousand) and to pay to BIBANG Régis XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand) as civil damages; The three accused were sentenced to jointly pay the costs.
Legislation cited
Law No. 15/82 of 24 January 1983 fixing the regime of arms and ammunitions
Forest Code