During the night of 21 to 22 June 2016 at around 4:00am, gendarmes of the Mitzic brigade patrolling at the Zomoko check point on Mitzic-Larara road controlled the vehicle of Allongifor Emmanuel a Cameroonian. During the search they found ten ivory tusks hidden. Questioned on the origin of the tusks, the suspect declared that he had acquired them at Ovan (Ogooué Ivindo province) from somebody at XAF 1,500,000 (one million five hundred thousand) and that he wanted to resell them in Cameroon. He tried to bribe one of the agents by proposing to give him XAF 1,000,000 (one million) and the latter refused. The suspect was brought to the station and to the State prosecutor after his interrogation. The ivory tusks, resident permit, vehicle, documents of the vehicle including the XAF 1,000,000 of bribe were sealed.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Oyem
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
Decision No 0466/15-16
Charges
Illegal possession of ivory tusks and attempt to bribe
Species
Money value
XAF 1,500,000 (one million five hundred thousand)
Transnational
Yes
Decision
Allongifor Emmanuel was found guilty of illegal possession of ivory tusks and attempt to bribe and is a recidivist.
Appealed
No
Penalty
- Imprisonment: 24 months imprisonment; - Fines: XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand); - Prohibition to stay in Gabon for ten years at the end of his sentence; - Confiscation of ivory tusks, resident permit, vehicle, documents of the vehicle, the sum of XAF 1,000,000 to the benefit of the State; - Payment of the costs.
Legislation cited
Forest Code