Region
Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Dodoma
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
The accused persons on 19 May 2014 at Artha Village in Kondoa District in Dodoma Region were found in possession of two elephant tusks weighing 43 kilograms. On 10 June 2014 the third accused sent an amount of Tshs. 6,000,000/= to first accused to facilitate procurement of the elephant tusks. The first and second accused persons were found guilty and the third accused person was acquitted.
Language of document
English
Reference number
No. 17 of 2015
Charges
(1) unlawful possession of government trophies (first and second accused persons), (2) unlawful dealing in government trophies (third accused)
Species
Money value
TZS 38,549,500
Transnational
No
Decision
Conviction of first and second accused persons and acquittal of the third.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Each convicted persons: 20 years prison term and five million fine
Court cases cited
Mkubwa Saidi Omary v Serikali ya Mapinduzi ya Zanzibar (1992) CAT, Zanzibar (Kissanga, Ramadhani, JJA)
Republic v ACP Abdallah Zombe & 12 others, 2006
R v Kamau (1924) 10 KLR 8
Munubhai Hira v The Crown (1945) 72 LR, $ TEACA, 229
Legislation cited
Economic and Organised Crime Control Act, Cap. 200 R.E. 2002
Criminal Procedure Act, Cap. 20 R.E. 2002
Reference to FAOLEX
Source