Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Ouesso
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2014
Abstract
On March 12, 2004 at Kabo, during a period when hunting is prohibited, Mbatidi Jean went to the forest for hunting and without any authorization, killed a gorilla, a fully protected species, with a PMAK type war weapon. Then he voluntarily extracted from the gorilla two fingers of his right hand.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 060/2014
Charges
Killing of a gorilla and possession of a PMAK-branded war weapon.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
Mbatidi Jean was found guilty of charges against him.
Appealed
No
Penalty
The accused was sentenced to 8 (eight) months imprisonment and a fine of XAF 500,000 (five hundred thousand); The court ordered the confiscation of the sealed products and materials consisting of a 12-gauge 26160-branded weapon and the destruction of two gorilla fingers; The accused was ordered to pay the costs; The duration of the imprisonment in default of payment was set at 20 (twenty) days for the recovery of costs, 2 (two) months for the recovery of fines.
Legislation cited
Law No. 37-2008 of 28 November 2008 on wildlife and protected areas