Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2012
Abstract
On April 05, 2016, Bith Gaston contacted Angoka Gueye Mamadou for a small hunting expedition after having received from Beh Menogam a war weapon type PMK he was hiding in the forest. Once in the forest, Bith Gaston removed the weapon and told Angoka that they will also carry big hunting. Angoka refused the offer and just put his traps. Bith Gaston therefore decided to continue alone and killed one elephant. After having sold the meat from the small hunting he bought a handsaw in order to cut the ivory tusks that were sold to Sanda Mana Ousman with the help of Bidoubidang Hilaire.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 188/2016
Charges
Hunting with a war weapon, killing of a totally protected specie (elephant) and illicit trade in ivory tusks, complicity of hunting with a war weapon and complicity of killing an elephant and complicity of illicit trade in ivory tusks, illicit trade in ivory tusks.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Bith Gaston was found guilty of hunting with a war weapon, killing of a totally protected specie (elephant) and illicit trade in ivory tusks; Angoka Gueye Mamadou and Beh Menogam were found guilty of complicity of hunting with a war weapon and complicity of killing an elephant and complicity of illicit trade in ivory tusks; Bidoubidang Hilaire was found guilty of illicit trade in ivory tusks; Sanda Mana Oumarou was found not guilty of illicit trade in ivory tusks.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Bith Gaston and Angoka Gueye Mamadou were sentenced to two years imprisonment and XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand) as fines each; Beh Menogam and Bidoubidang Hilaire were sentenced to two years imprisonment and XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand) as fines each. The execution of the imprisonment of Beh Menogam and Bidoubidang Hilaire was suspended; Sanda Mana Oumarou was released with no penalty; The imprisonment in default of payment was fixed to its minimum.
Legislation cited
Law No 37-2008 of 28 November 2008 on wildlife and protected areas