Rhino Poaching: Arrests, Prosecutions & Sentencing

[harrys]

Excellent news hope he stays in jail for the whole 8 years

[Peter Betts]

From an article in the Lowvelder today the Husband of the NEW Section Ranger at Vlakteplaas in the far north was caught trying to sell a BLACK Rhino Horn..Went to court got a very leniant sentence and just have to wonder how his wife handles a .458 Mag Rifle in the veld. Our friend in Communications at Skukuza is really earning that 6 figure salary with this weeks Duck n Dive action on the Vlakteplaas saga following on with the taxi expose and subsequent denial and threats last week

[lowveldboy]

Bloody hell!!!!!!

Even the section rangers now!! Who's next?

[Sprocky]

Seems the circus has really come to town!

[Richprins]

Streeksveldwagter van Vlakteplaas se man gevonnis

'n Streeksveldwagter van die wildtuin se man is gevonnis nadat 'n swartrenosterhoring in sy besit gevind is

09 July 2012 | Nicolene Smalman

NELSPRUIT - Die streeksveldwagter van Vlakteplaas in die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin (NKW) se man is verlede week gevonnis op ‘n klag van die onwettige besit van ‘n renosterhoring.


Me. Agnes Mukondeleli se man, mnr. Rexon Themba Tibane (41), het skuldig gepleit en is tot drie jaar gevangenisstraf gevonnis, opgeskort vir vyf jaar.


Sy medebeskuldigde, mnr. Patrick Enock Mkansi (26), het ook voorheen skuldig gepleit op dieselfde aanklag en is dieselfde vonnis opgelê. Volgens Mkansi se pleitverduideliking het hy die horing van ‘n swartrenoster by sy pa gekry. Hy weet nie hoe sy pa aan die horing gekom het nie en dié is intussen dood. Tibane het hom toe in Junie verlede jaar genader en aangebied om die horing namens hom te gaan verkoop.


Die polisie het inligting ontvang dat Tibane op die punt was om die horing te verkoop en het hom voorgekeer. Mnr. William Mabasa, ‘n woordvoerder van die wildtuin, het by navraag gesê dat Tibane die egpaar se voertuig ten tye van die voorval bestuur het.


Mukondeleli is in kennis gestel dat die voertuig vir ‘n misdaad aangewend is en gewaarsku dat, sou die voertuig weer vir ‘n onwettige daad aangewend word, dit gekonfiskeer sal word.

[Sprocky]

On my f....., get real!!!

The guilty gets a suspended sentence and a warning not to use the vehicle for an offence again, otherwise it will be confiscated.

Sorry, but the BS really ticks me off!! Chuck the guilty behind bars and remove the vehicle from the road and ban it from entering the park! This is a bloody joke, an old joke that is not funny any more!!

[Richprins]

Basically the husband of Section Ranger Agnes Mukondeleli, Rexon Themba Tibane (41), was caught in possession of the horn, pleaded guilty and was given a three year sentence SUSPENDED for 5 years! His accomplice, a youngster, also pleaded guilty and said that Tibane had approached him in June 2011 to take the horn and sell it.

Police received a tip-off and arrested Tibane as he was about to sell the horn.

Mr Mabasa told press that the culprit was driving the couple's vehicle at the time of the arrest, and should they be naughty again, the vehicle would be confiscated...

[Lisbeth]

Is Madam Agnes still a Section Ranger?

[Flutterby]

This is beyond a joke!!!

[Richprins]

Questions:

1. How did this only come out after the sentencing?

2. You can get fined over R20 000 for "reckless driving" in Kruger, but no fine for possession of illegal rhino horn?

At least there was a tip-off!