Rhino Poaching: Arrests, Prosecutions & Sentencing

[BunnyHugger]

Very good news indeed.

Well done. Give that judge a case of Bells.

[Penga Ndlovu]

Why BH?
For this on sentence or for letting the other 2 go?

If you get the gun I will get the bullets.
Just make sure you aim low.

[BunnyHugger]

I think PN, I was just as miffed when I heard that other had been let go, but 40 years is a good sentence.

I just wonder if he will actually serve any of the time in jail in SA, or if he will be deported and end up getting a medal from his president.

[H. erectus]

I was just as miffed when I heard that other had been let go

Goes to show how much money is in this absurdity called poaching!!

[Penga Ndlovu]

Look.

Miffled or not.
When you are involved in poaching you are guilty.
Does not matter you are called Steyl or Staasen or for that matter Zuma.

Whenever one condones this practise one is guilty of it.

This sentence is great and finally one of the smaller bosses gets to go to jail, but there is still al lot of work and not even 10% gets to be done as Johnny Dollar is the top man in the field.

We need to think about what we really want to do about it.
Sadly, I think, the only way to get results that will linger in the memories of those rotten &@$/*!@@^ wil put us outside of the law too.
So that law needs to be changed

[lowveldboy]

Everyone says good sentence for him - He is guilty on 50 counts, gets 40 years - less than 1 year per crime!!!!!!!!! Still happy?

[H. erectus]

Just give the s... head a bullet and relieve us from custodian
responsibility!!!

[lowveldboy]

Just give the s... head a bullet and relieve us from custodian
responsibility!!!

I second that!!!!!

[PennyinSA]

I think there might be method in the madness. It appears that the case against Steyl and Company has not been dropped altogether and they are by no means off the hook. If they can get Chumlong to admit that they were involved as part of a plea bargain to reduce his sentence it may just mean that the whole bang shoot end up in chookie together. I think the Hawks are very keen to re-instate the case against the rest of them so lets just wait and see - sometimes things happen for a reason and it might not be clear right now but hopefully in the end justice will be served. I think there will be a petition next asking for the case to be re-instated and thats where we will need to spread the word far and wide to garner as much support as possible.

[Toko]

Hawks shoot dead Kruger poacher

Hawks shoot dead Kruger poacher

Johannesburg - The Hawks on Sunday shot dead an alleged rhino poacher and injured another during a shootout in the Kruger National Park.

Captain Paul Ramoloka said the Hawks, in partnership with the special anti-poaching task force, received information about the alleged poachers who were spotted near the Sabi Sands private game reserve in Skukuza at around 14:00.

"When our team confronted the four men, they opened fire on the police who returned fire. One of the poachers was killed, another is in hospital while the other two were arrested," he said.

Police confiscated a hunting rifle, axe, saw and sedan used by the alleged poachers.

Ramoloka said the three men would be charged with attempted murder and being in possession of dangerous weapons.

"We are still trying to link the suspects with some of the rhino poaching which have taken place in the KNP over the past week."

According to SA National Parks (SANParks) the country had lost 528 rhinos since the beginning of 2012 and 320 of them were killed in the KNP.

SAPA