Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Djoum
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
On 11 April 2017, the accused persons BIBE Jean & EMANE Marceline received a modern gun and food provisions from a certain MINYONO of Mfem Village to carry out elephant poaching in the Dja Biosphere Reserve. While searching for elephants in the reserve, they were arrested flagrante delicto by elements of the Dja conservation service on patrol in the reserve. Upon the arrest, other members of the group took to their heels and the two accused persons were arrested. The arm and ammunitions were seized. During interrogations, they all pleaded guilty and admitted committing the offences as charged. At the close of interrogations, they were all transmitted to the State Attorney together with the seized items for prosecution.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 122/COR
Charges
Illegal detention of a hunting gun and ammunitions, illegal hunting, and illegal detention of arms in a protected area.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The were found guilty of illegal detention of hunting guns and ammunitions, illegal hunting, and illegal detention of a hunting gun inside a protected area. They were sentenced to two (02) months fixed imprisonment term each, to pay 30.000 XAF for fines each, 38.040 XAF for costs, and 500.000 XAF for civil damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Appealed
No
Penalty
They were sentenced to two (02) months fixed imprisonment term each, to pay 30.000 XAF for fines each, 38.040 XAF for costs, and 500.000 XAF for civil damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Legislation cited
the law No 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations, secs. 154, 155
Penal code, secs. 74, 237