Database of Wildlife Related Law
By declaration to the clerk of the Ouesso High Court on February 14, 2019, Barrister Anicet Moussahou-Goma, lawyer of the Sangha Departemental Directorate of Water and Forests (SDDWF), filed an appeal against the court ruling giving on the same day by the Ouesso High court in the case Balonguitane Eber Patrick and Ngatse Roland vs the Sangha Dep
On December 05, 2017, the Imam of Pokola Abdouraman Youssouf contacted Assafi Doutoum to transport ivory tusks to Ngombe for sale. Assafi Doutoum accepted and both went to Mboua-Mboua on the Imam’s bike with the objective to find how to transport the ivory to Ngombe.
Sombo Celestin and Ebete Romuald are two Congolese citizens living in Souanke. In Juillet 2017, Sombo Ceslestin went to Ebete Romuald’s house and took a hunting weapon (type caliber 12) with the autorisation of the latter to carry out a hunting expedition.
In August 2016, Bakonga Divin, Bamemba Hilaire and Kouando Elie were contacted by one known as Arron Mutoma working for a military officer named Nianga Itoua in service in Ouesso, the real sponsor of the criminal syndicate.
In April 2018, during a search at the Ouesso seaport the police agents have discovered in the backpack of Bale Olive four ivory tusks pieces and two small full ivory tusks. During her interrogation, she declared that she was not aware of the ivory tusks that belonged to her boyfriend Mohamed who is resident in Pokola.
Biel Rivelent and Oniangue Léon were arrested by rangers for hunting with a war weapon in December 2018. They were brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.
Biel Rivelent and Oniangue Léon were arrested by rangers for hunting with a war weapon in December 2018. They were brought before the state prosecutor and sent to court for trial.
On July 14, 2018 on their return from a big hunting expedition, Bokibaya Destin and his three mates known as Alain, Jules and Sebastien, all fugitives, were caught by rangers in the Bomassa area with two ivory tusks cut in six pieces and three war weapons type PMAK. The latter used their weapons against rangers in an attempt to escape.
Ifounde Kobo Rodric is living at Ignolo village. One day he met with one known as Jean Louis a Congolese from DRC who just settled in the same village. In May 2015, both partnered for big hunting with Jean Louis been the hunter and Ifounde Kobo Rodric the carrier.
In April 2016, Touel Giscard found himself in possession of a war weapon at the village Bolozo. Folloxing information received by the police of Ngbala he was arrested and transferred to Ouesso and then brought to the state prosecutor. Touel Giscard admitted the facts (i.e.
