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Director of Public Prosecutions versus Yohana Peter Ngoira and Pelo S/O Moleiment Munga @Pelo

Country/Territory
Tanzania, Un. Rep. of
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Oct 13, 2015
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Court of Appeal
Seat of court
Arusha
Judge
Kileo; Juma; Mwarija
Reference number
No. 331 of 2015
Language
English
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Abstract

The appellant was appealing against the decision of the High Court which ruled that the offence which the respondents were charged with was not an economic crime to be tried before the High Court and thus ordered that the matter to be remitted back to the trial court for necessary amendments of the charge and proceed with trial accordingly.

The High Court judge erred in law by holding that possession of government trophy contrary to section 86 (1) and (2) (b) of the Wildlife Conservation Act, No. 5 of 2009 was not an economic crime.