Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Kasese
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
The accused person were arrested with seven hippopotamus teeth amounting to 12kgs. They were taken to Kasese CPS and charged.
Language of document
English
Reference number
No. 008 of 2019
Charges
Accused were charged on the following counts: 1. Unlawful possession of the Protected species contrary to Section 71(1) of the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The evidence was sufficient to convict the accused persons
Appealed
No
Penalty
Each accused person is sentenced to serve eighteen (18) months imprisonment.
Legislation cited
Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019
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