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Daud Kitonyi Dadi and two others versus the Republic

País/Territorio
Tanzanía, Rep. Unida de
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Apr 8, 2015
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
High Court of Tanzania
Sede de la corte
Mwanza
Juez
De-Mello
Número de referencia
No. 1 of 2014
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Resumen

The three accused were caught in possession of what was alleged to be Thompson gazelle, on the contrary the accused states that they were found with goat meat and its skin.

They were arrested and taken to court. The three accused persons, Daudi Kitonyi Dadi, John Kitonyi Dadi and Yahaya Hamis Kitonyi were charged and convicted by Bunda District Court. They were fined to pay Tshs. 8,000,000/= or serve twenty years imprisonment in default. Being aggrieved hence this appeal.

The High Court allowed the appeal, quashed the decision of the trial court and set aside the sentence.