Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2014
Abstract
In October 2012, Zangone Mampa Ghislain was in the forest precisely inside the Odzala Kokoua national park where he used a caliber 12 gun type Simplex to kill a chimpanzee for self-defence. He brought the meat back to his house and gave some pieces to Mossahou Daniel who came to visit him.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 059/2014
Charges
Failure to report the killing of a totally protected specie (chimpanzee) for self-defence.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Zangone Mampa Ghislain was declared guilty for failure to report the killing a totally protected specie (a chimpanzee). Mossahou Daniel was declared guilty of complicity for the failure to report the killing a totally protected specie (a chimpanzee).
Appealed
No
Penalty
Zangone Mampa Ghislain and Mossahou Daniel were sentenced to two years imprisonment and XAF 100,000 (one hundred thousand) as fines each and to pay XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand) as damages and court fees jointly. The imprisonment in default of payment was fixed to its minimum.