Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Kasese
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2021
Abstract
On the 11th day of September 2021, law enforcement officers attached to Queen Elizabeth National Park got intelligence of some poachers who had entered in the park and were laying a bit in areas of Karebero. They landed on the accused persons carrying meat who were then arrested and taken to Kasese police station where the meat was handed over to a doctor for examination. The examination report revealed that the meat belonged to hippo and bush pig. They were charged and appear before this court.
Language of document
English
Reference number
No. 0528 of 2021
Charges
Accused were charged on the following counts: 1. Unlawful entry into a protected area without permission/s 30 and 70 of the Uganda wildlife Act. 2. Unlawful possession of the Protected species contrary to Section 71(1)(b) of the Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019.
Species
Bush pig,
Hippopotamus
Money value
Nil
Transnational
No
Decision
The accused persons pleaded guilty to the said charges and convicted accordingly.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Onn count one each convict is sentenced to pay a fine of UGX 1,000,000 in default serve 4 years imprisonment. On count two each convict is sentenced to pay a fine of UGX 1,000,000 in default serve 4 years imprisonment.
Legislation cited
Uganda Wildlife Act, 2019
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