The State Attorney and the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife vs BIDJO Dieudonné

Country
Cameroon
Territorial subdivision
South
Court
Court of First Instance
Type of court
National - lower court
Seat of court
Kribi
Court jurisdiction
Criminal
Date of opinion
2012
Abstract

Elements of the conservation service of the Campo’o Ma’an National Park arrested the accused BIDJO Dieudonné in the said park for illegal detention of hunting guns without license in a protected area and illegal capture of protected animal species. After drafting his offence report, he was forwarded before the State Attorney of the Court of First Instance Kribi for prosecution

Language of document
French
Reference number
No. 205/2012
Charges
Illegal detention of hunting guns without license in a protected area and illegal capture of protected animal species
Money value
Unknown
Transnational
No
Decision
He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to pay 50.000 XAF for fines and 30.750 XAF for costs of the proceedings.
Appealed
No
Legislation cited
Penal Code, sec. 74
Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries regulations, sec.s 101, 154, 158