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Daud Kitonyi Dadi and two others versus the Republic

Pays/Territoire
Tanzanie, Rép.-Unie de
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Avr 8, 2015
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
High Court of Tanzania
Siège de la cour
Mwanza
Juge
De-Mello
Numéro de référence
No. 1 of 2014
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Résumé

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.