Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Bertoua
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
NDJOYA Felix, BIAKAN Bertrand, BALOKA Greffi got into the park of Boumba in Salapoumbe with an AK47 and ammunitions to carry out hunting. During this activity, one of the elephants shot by the accused Biakan charged towards him seriously wounding the latter. Before dying, he urged the co-offenders to throw away his body and the arm into the river to make it look it like drowning. Gripped by fear, the co-offenders NDJOUYA and BALOKA went to the village to alert the villagers about the event. They were transmitted before the State Attorney for prosecution.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 071/2019
Charges
Illegal killing of totally protected animal species and illegal detention of war arms & ammunitions.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
NDOUYA Felix was found guilty of complicity of illegal killing of totally protected class A animal species and of illegal detention of war arms & ammunitions. The court ordered a misjoinder of procedure and the case of BALOKA Greffi was sent for preliminary inquiries.
Appealed
No
Penalty
He was sentenced to two (2) years term imprisonment, to pay 100.000 XAF for fines and 34.500 XAF for costs.
Legislation cited
Law No. 2016/015 of 14 December 2016 on arms and ammunitions in Cameroon
Law No. 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations
Penal Code, secs. 74, 94, 96