Dissaka Samuel was already prosecuted for similar facts. For four years he was regularly practising big hunting in the forest using the war weapon type PMAK of one known as Samba Cyriaque. He left Ouesso on a boat with Bakoundou Gboto, Romain, José and arrived at Ngbakendze village a fishers’ camp at Sangha upstream where they walked on foot between the border of Kabo Pokola and then arrived at Lake Dzaka. While there, they killed eight elephants with a PMAK and a 10.75 rifle. Back in Pokola with the tusks and together with Bakoundou they asked the help of Ekenga Abraham to bring them to Ouesso to sell the ivory . Ekenga tied the tusks inside a mattress and they went to Ouesso. Three kms from Pokola they were caught and arrested by rangers, brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.
The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Dissaka Samuel
Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2017
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 108/2017
Charges
Killing of a totally protected specie (elephant).
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Dissaka Samuel was found guilty of killing a totally protected specie (elephant).
Appealed
No
Penalty
Dissaka Samuel was sentenced to five years imprisonment, XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as fines each and to pay XAF 2,000,000 (two million) as damages and court fees. The imprisonment in default of payment was fixed to its maximum.
Legislation cited
Law No 37-2008 of 28 November 2008 on wildlife and protected areas