During the year 2017, Balossa Blaise was the accomplice of the legendary poacher known as Benz participating in many elephant hunting expeditions in Djaka leading to the killing of elephants with ivory weighing respectively 32 and 57 kgs and estimated at XAF 800,000 (eight hundred thousand). After the arrest of Benz, Balossa took his weapon and reorganized the hunting team. He then led the killing of one elephant in Moubemba with the tusk weighing 10 kgs; the killing of two elephants at Edzoumbou with his accomplices Anicet, Sadam and Emmanuel and hide the weapon, the loaders and two ivory tusks. According to the police report, Mouanza Sorel, Ikolo Rock and Moleki Duval are the accomplices of Balossa, one having provided the weapon and the others having provided assistance. Abdoulaye Tairou is the final recipient of the ivory.
Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 123/2018
Charges
Killing of totally protected species, illegal possession of war weapons and ammunition, complicity of hunting with war weapons and ammunitions.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Balossa Blaise was found guilty of hunting with a war weapon and ammunitions, killing of totally protected species (elephants) and circulation with ivory tusks; Mouanza Sorel, Ikelo Rock, Moleki Duval and Andoulaye Tairou were found not guilty of complicity of hunting with a war weapon and ammunitions, killing of totally protected species (elephants) and circulation with ivory tusks.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Balossa Blaise was sentenced to five years imprisonment, XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as fines and XAF 5,000,000 (five million) as damages each and to pay court fees; The Imprisonment in default of payment was fixed to its minimum.