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Machako Athumani versus the Republic

País/Territorio
Tanzanía, Rep. Unida de
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
Dic 15, 2014
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
High Court of Tanzania
Sede de la corte
Tanga
Juez
Msuya
Número de referencia
No. 1 of 2014
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Cuestiones jurídicas, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Resumen

This is an appeal originating from Handeni District Court on Economic Case No. 13 of 2013.

Appellant appealed the conviction by the Handeni District Court on case No. 13 of 2013 in which he was charged and convicted of the offense of unlawful possession of Government trophy contrary to section 86(1) of the Wildlife Conservation Act of 2009 read together with Paragraph 14 (d) of the first Schedule and Section 57 (1) of the Economic and Organized Crime Control Act, Cap 200 R.E 2002.

The appeal was allowed and conviction was quashed and sentence set aside.