Alcock v S
The Appellant had been convicted of unlawful possession of abalone without a valid permit, in contravention of regulations issued under the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998. He appealed against his conviction.
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The Appellant had been convicted of unlawful possession of abalone without a valid permit, in contravention of regulations issued under the Marine Living Resources Act 18 of 1998. He appealed against his conviction.
Ms Khohliso, a traditional healer from Tsolo in the former Transkei was convicted by the Tsolo Magistrates’ Court for the possession of a pair of vulture feet in contravention of section 13(c) read with section 84(13) of the Transkei’s Decree 9 of 1992.
From September to November 2014, Pingfan D., Aiming Z. and others purchased the big-headed turtles in Myanmar many times, and hired Ding to transport them from Myanmar to the a farm in a rental house next to the Burmese Temple in Manchang Village, Daluo Village Committee of Daluo Town, China through illegal channels .
From 2014 to 2015, Chen and Yu together with Shen, Jiang, Fushui L. and Mingxing Z. formed a criminal gang to purchase and transport ivory products, of which Lin Fushui L. and Mingxing Z. were responsible for receiving ivory products in Fujian.
In February 2014, Haibo Y. purchased a round pendant made of ivory with a diameter of about 3.5 cm at the Xiaguan Xinqiao Farmers Market in Dali City. In March 2016, Haibo Y. purchased a round pendant made of ivory with a diameter of about 4.2 cm from a WeChat friend "Zangchuan".
During 2010, Xinlin Y. obtained goshawks, otters and other endangered wild animals from a Lao man named "Amou" at the Mengkang port in Jiangcheng County, and then he made them into animal specimens. Xinlin Y. placed the specimens in the store he operated, and affixed a price tag of 2900 yuan to the base of one grass owl specimen.
In February 2018, Heng Z. purchased a snow leopard skin from Han through WeChat and sold it to Yu. Then he asked Han to deliver the snow leopard skin to Xu by courier at the address provided by Yu. After the appraisal, the snow leopard skin involved was worth 400,000 yuan.
The accused were charged with various counts in terms of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (“POCA”). The court was presented with evidence which led to the accused’s’ arrest. During the trial, it became apparent that there was an informer who was working for the Scorpions and was gathering information of the crime syndicate.
The court considered an appeal against the sentenced imposed on the appellants on the basis that they are shockingly inappropriate and out of kilter with other cases and that the court below didn’t take into account their personal circumstances.
On 17 – 18 June 2016 at Bucklands Farm, in the district of Albany, in the course of which a white rhino known as Cambell, belonging to one Ian Steward, was darted with a tranquilizer gun and its horn removed, resulting in the death of the rhino. The police were working on Operation Full Moon as Rhino poaching was rife.