State blunder may see poaching kingpin walk

Friday, December 21, 2018

FRANCISTOWN: An alleged elephant tusks and rhino horns poaching kingpin in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region, Dumisani Moyo, may walk scot-free after the court barred the State from producing a rhino horn he is alleged to have unlawfully been found in possession of as part of evidence.

The turn of events follows a previous ruling that was delivered by Magistrate Lebogang Kebeetsweng.

Before the State appealed Kebeetsweng’s ruling at the High Court, Kebeetsweng had barred the State from producing the rhino horn as part of its evidence because the State did not comply with case management rules showing that the horn would be used as an exhibit in the matter.

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