Kasungu First Grade Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced to 14 years in prison a 52-year-old man who was found with ivory worth K45 million.
According to Kasungu Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza, the man Robert Jackson Gondwe was arrested on November 14, 2017 at Chinsanjire village in the district after police officers and game rangers successfully followed a tip.
Namwaza said Gondwe was found in possession of 10 pieces of raw Ivory weighing 30.815kg and worth K45,606,200.
“Gondwe was answering charges of being found in possession of specimen of listed species contrary to section 86(1) as read with section 110(B)(b)of the National Parks and Wildlife Act and (2) and dealing in government trophy contrary to section 91(1)as read with section 110 (B)(b) National Parks and Wildlife Act,” he said.
In court, Gondwe pleaded guilty to the charges and asked for lenient sentences as it was the first time for him to commit the offences.
However, Director of Prosecution in the Malawi Police Service Happy Mkandawire who was representing the state objected to Gondwe’s request saying that the nature of the offences he was answering required stiff sentences to be meted on him.
Mkandawire reminded the court that government spends a lot of money to maintain protected species like elephants and if such offences are to be stopped perpetrators must be given stiff sentences.
Kasungu First Grade Magistrate Damiano Banda slapped the convict with 14 years for the first offence and 12 years for the second but said the sentences will run concurrently.
Gondwe comes from Gaga village village, Traditional Authority Chulu in Kasungu district.,
That is not cashgate u feld to sentence the people who stole alot of money from govmt
How many lift..?
Apange apeal basi. Ungopeza lawyer odzitsata basi…. Si nkhani imeneyi
Thats a lot of Elephants
koma Chaponda anaba chimanga osamumanga. mmmh kulakwa
mutulusen chabe munthuyo ali nd makwacha mxiew
zakazo ndie zachuluka2,,sanathyole bank muziona makamapeleka zgamulo zanuzo
poor country with poor security
Watola Chikwama Munthu Muleni Kusina Ndutchola Ku Hosp Ndumabe Tres Kkkk
Mmm chilango chakula
Majid issat
Zimangokomera wa dorrah kutola, sindikuona chifukwa chomumangila apa mmati azidya nyangayo?
Uyu ndiye mwamulamula 14 years koma achaponda obera mtundu wa amalawi muzangowapatsa zaka 8 zokha basi.Osauka alibe mawu
Atilore tizigulitsa izi fazi zambiri zikoza kuphula hvy……….
komatu ndinanena kale izi yayi..minyanga ya njovu yayi koma kusamva munakapangabe
Tangopanga Apeal Iwe, Nkhani Ya Bwinobwino Iyi. Lower Court Sipeleka Chilungamo Koma Ku Kukhaulitsa. Anzake Anali Ndi Ivory Valued @ 500,000,000 But Got Fined 50,000,000 By Mzuzu H Court.
Deal ikanangotheka man-wo anaphula basi.
I wish him all the best behind bars buddy see you when you out
mumati akakudyereni ku hospa?
Hahaha the government says there’s no market for ivory then how do they know that it cost k45 millions kkkkk, the government too is involved in these businesses
legal market
In the world there is no legal market for ivory.
Thats wat am talkin abt bruv…U’v contradicted urself
Hahahaha in wat way bra , the government of Malawi it involved in illegal business thats wat I meant
so how does it know the price?..because there is a black market..
I think u are miss understanding me bra
nop ur the one who misunderstood me….in ur first statement u said the govt says there is no market but it knows the price of ivory..so i waz responding that there is no legal market only…illegal market is there thats how they know the cost of the ivory
Ok
aaaa why???? palibe chfukwa apa ….mtulusen mun2…..
Munthu anatola chikwama mukukhomeleranso mbolatu