Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2011
Abstract
On 21 November 2010, the accused went on a big hunting trip to Mobemba forest, armed with a 12-gauge Simplex type rifle and a 458 rifle belonging to residents of their village. After walking two kilometres in this forest, they killed an elephant, which they slaughtered and smoked on the spot. When they returned to the camp with three bags of smoked meat, the two hunters were caught by the servants who belonged to a project to manage the forest's fringe areas.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 012/2011
Charges
Killing of a fully protected species.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Mongombe Ange and Eboukou Pierre were found guilty.
Appealed
No
Penalty
The defendants were sentenced to 12 (twelves) months imprisonment and a fine of XAF 1,200,000 (one million two hundred thousand) each. They were ordered to pay jointly the sum of XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as civil damages. The imprisonment in default of payment was set to the minimum.
Legislation cited
Law No. 37-2008 of 28 November 2008 on wildlife and protected areas