Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Bertoua
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2015
Abstract
NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien was sentenced six (6) months suspended imprisonment terms within three (3) years, to pay 268,325XAF for fines & costs and 907.500 XAF as damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife. Dissatisfied with this decision, the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife filed an appeal for the penalty to be reviewed and the amount of civil damages awarded to be increased from the awarded 907.500 XAF to the requested 5.207.500 XAF.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 77/COR
Charges
Illegal killing of totally protected animal species ( elephant) and illegal detention of trophies of totally protected animal species ( elephant tusks).
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The Court admitted the appeal of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife and increased the civil damages.
Appealed
No
Penalty
NGOUALONG KUETE Ebenezer Felicien was sentenced to pay 116.825 XAF for fines and 1,307,000 XAF as civil damages to the State of Cameroon represented by the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Legislation cited
Law No. 94-01 of 20th January 1994 to lay down forestry, fisheries and wildlife regulations, secs. 78, 98, 158
Penal Code, secs. 74, 97, 237