The applicant is facing two
counts of criminal charges, firstly, he is charged with section 45(1) of
the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] hunt or kill any specifically
protected animal, and, secondly, unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon as
defined in section 28(1)(e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter
9:23]. ...
The applicant is facing two
counts of criminal charges, firstly, he is charged with section 45(1) of
the Parks and Wildlife Act [Chapter 20:14] hunt or kill any specifically
protected animal, and, secondly, unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon as
defined in section 28(1)(e) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter
9:23]. It is the State's contention that the accused, together with accomplices,
entered Matendere Ranch, Save Valley Conservancy, Bikita armed with one AK47
rifle with a charged magazine plus 38 loose live rounds of ammunition and an
axe, whilst in the ranch the accused persons shot and wounded a rhinoceros
being a specifically protected animal.
