Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Djoum
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
In September 2015, MBARGA Robert set traps in the forest that caught one Leopard. He ate the flesh and removed the skin and the skull to sell. He was arrested by the police. Upon arrest, he didn’t have a National Identity Card. After interrogations, he and the seized items, were all transmitted to the State Attorney for prosecution
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 8/COR
Charges
Illegal killing of totally protected animal species (Leopard), illegal detention of totally protected animals trophies and failure to present National Identity Card.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The accused MBARGA Robert was found guilty of the illegal killing of totally protected animal species (Leopard), illegal detention of totally protected animals trophies and failure to present National Identity Card. He was sentenced to three (3) months imprisonment terms, to pay 100,000 XAF for fines, 55,450 XAF for costs and 760.000 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Appealed
No
Penalty
The accused was sentenced to three (3) months imprisonment terms, to pay 100,000 XAF for fines, 55,450 XAF for costs and 760.000 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Legislation cited
Law No. 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations, secs. 78, 97, 101, 150. 158
Law No. 90/042 of 19 December 1990, related to National Identity Card
Penal Code, sec. 74