Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Yokadouma
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
Elements of the conservation service of the Lobeke National Park arrested the accused Soule Ibrahim in the buffer zone of the Park with a hunting gun and 05 ammunitions with the intention of poaching. During interrogations, he pleaded guilty and acknowledged that he intended to poach reason why he was found in the protected area with the arms. At the close of interrogations, he was transmitted before the State Attorney for prosecution.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 190/COR
Charges
Illegal possession of a hunting gun for large scale hunting and ammunitions, hunting in a protected area, illegal circulation in a protected area, and illegal possession of a hunting gun in a protected area.
Transnational
No
Decision
He was found guilty of the illegal possession of a hunting gun, illegal hunting, illegal circulation in a protected area, and illegal possession of a hunting gun in a protected area.
Appealed
No
Penalty
He was sentenced to five (05) months fixed term imprisonment and to pay 58.635 XAF for costs.
Legislation cited
Law No. 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations, secs. 28, 54, 155
Penal Code, sec. 74