Country
Territorial subdivision
Court
Type of court
Seat of court
Yokadouma
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2011
Abstract
The accused persons BILANG Simon and EVONG Rene were arrested flagrante delicto in the Cynegetic Hunting Zone (Zic N°38 UFA10004) by ecoguards of the Boumba Bek national park. They were arrested in an area prohibited from hunting in possession of a caliber 12 gun, seventeen (17) ammunitions and three (03) cable rolls. During interrogation, the accused persons acknowledged the facts and pleaded guilty. At the close of interrogations, they were transmitted before the State Attorney together with the seized items for prosecution.
Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 195/COR of 31 May 2011
Charges
Illegal detention and carriage of arms & ammunitions, and illegal detention and carriage of arms & ammunitions in a protected area.
Transnational
No
Decision
BILANG Simon was found guilty of illegal detention of arms & ammunitions and Evong Rene was found guilty of illegal detention of arms and ammunitions in a protected area.
Appealed
No
Penalty
They were sentenced to three (03) months suspended imprisonment terms within three years each, to pay 20,000 XAF for fines, 46,646XAF for costs, and 350,000XAF for civil damages to the state of Cameroon through the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife.
Legislation cited
Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations