Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Nwoya
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
Accused illegally entered a wildlife conservation area to wit Karuma conservation area and upon arrest was found with one axe
Language of document
English
Reference number
No. 408 of 2019
Charges
Count 1: illegal entry into a wildlife conservation area to section 22 and 74 (a) UWA Cap 200 Count 2: Unlawful possession of devices capable of killing or causing injury to wildlife protected species to wit an axe.
Transnational
No
Decision
The convict pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea of guilty.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Accused was sentenced of one year imprisonment for count one, on count two, one year imprisonment, the sentence to run concurrently.
Legislation cited
Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019
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