The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs ELLA ABANG Daniel

Country
Cameroon
Territorial subdivision
South
Court
Court of First Instance
Type of court
National - lower court
Seat of court
Djoum
Court jurisdiction
Criminal
Date of opinion
2009
Abstract

On the 28 February 2009, the MINFOF agents while on a regular check at the Ellemp checkpoint, stopped ELLA ABANG Daniel who was on his bike with ELLA ELLA Donald but he devised a strategy as if he was about to stop but suddenly escaped the agents. The MINFOF agents ran after him and succeeded to apprehend him in the Djoum military camp where he was trying to seek refuge. He was arrested in possession of a Magistrate Colobus and a Mandrillus. After his arrest, he admitted that he did not have any document authorizing him to detain or circulate with totally protected animals species and that it was his accomplice ELLA ELLA Donald who encouraged him to violate the MINFOF control gate. The animals seized were sold by public auction. After interrogations, the case file was transmitted to the State Attorney for prosecution. ELLA ABANG Daniel was summoned to appear before the state attorney but didn’t show up.

Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 43/COR
Charges
Violation of forest control gate, escape and refusal to obey orders from officials in charge of control, illegal detention and circulation of totally protected animal species (a Magistrate Colobus and a Mandrill).
Transnational
No
Decision
ELLA ABANG Daniel was found guilty of Violation of forest control gate, escape and refusal to obey to orders from officials in charge of control, illegal detention and circulation of totally protected animal species (a Magistrate Colobus and a Mandrillus). He was condemned to pay 158,190XAF for fines & costs and 1.515.000 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. His bike was confiscated and sold during a public auction.
Appealed
No
Penalty
ELLA ABANG Daniel was condemned to pay 158,190XAF for fines & costs and 1.515.000 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. His bike was confiscated and sold during a public auction.