Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2020
Abstract
In April 2019, Ebisse Jean Claude was going to Ouesso together with Nguie-Ngola Habib who was in possession of a PMAK war weapon that came from Brazzaville. Once at Sembe, they were joined by Bibiong Brunel for an elephant hunting expedition during which they killed one elephant with tusks weighing 15kg that they sold for XAF 150,000 (one hundred and fifty thousand). Back in Ouesso, Ebisse Jean Claude organized another poaching expedition led this time by Mengbalebou Adi together with Nguie-Ngola Habib and Akale who killed one elephant which ivory weighted 04 kg that they sold for XAF 16,000 (sixteen thousand) at Cabosse.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 024/2020
Charges
Illegal possession of a war weapon and ammunition, killing of fully protected species, complicity of killing of fully protected species.
Species
Money value
XAF 166,000
Transnational
No
Decision
Ebisse Jean Claude, Nguie-Ngola Habib, Bibiong Brunel were found guilty of charges against him.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Ebisse Jean Claude, Nguie-Ngola Habib, Bibiong Brunel were condamned to two years imprisonment term and XAF 1,000,000 (one million) as fines. Ebisse Jean Claude, Nguie-Ngola Habib, Bibiong Brunel were ordered to jointly pay the sum of XAF 3,000,000 (three million) as damages and to pay the costs. The duration of the imprisonment in default of payment was set to the minimum. The accused were sentenced to several offences; however, since according to the Congolese law the cumulation of penalties is not allowed they were sentenced to the most severe penalty.
Legislation cited
Ordinance No. 62/24 of 16 October 1962 establishing the rules governing war material, arms and munitions
Law No. 7-62 of 20th January 1962 regulating the exploitation of wildlife