1 Chinese in Kenya carrying ivory border crossings were jailed or fined | | Chinese carrying ivory transit | Kenya _ news

News News in Nairobi, Johannesburg, January 28: Kenya 28th a court judgement on the case of a Chinese citizen to bring ivory in transit. Carry weighed 3.4 kg of ivory, the man was sentenced to 7 years or receiving 20 million Kenya shillings (about 1.4 million yuan) in fines.

Punished for a Chinese man named Kelvin Tong (sound), 40 years old this year. He set off from Mozambique last week, by way of the Nairobi airport, tried to return to China. Revenue officer in one of his suitcases in the airport, found that 3.4 kg of ivory.

It is reported that this is Kenya's history there has been little heavy punishment unprecedented in severity of their punishment. Law of the country just last month stepped up crackdown on trafficking in ivory, ivory will face a fine of at least 1 million shillings or a minimum penalty of 5 years ' imprisonment. The Chinese man who became the first test, after the Court ruling, he will have 14 days to appeal.

Kenya Wildlife Management Department spokesman baoluo·wuduotuo told the press: "this is a landmark decision, provided a precedent for penalties for persons involved in the smuggling of wildlife. Poachers will lose large sums of money and Kenya having a long term in prison. ”

Hours before the verdict in the case, another Chinese were apprehended at the airport in Nairobi, he had three necklaces, two ivory tusks ten pendants and bracelets, two pieces of ivory name chops. It is reported that his start from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, trying to transfer to Guangzhou via Nairobi. Although he argues that "does not know that these ivories", but escaped the full wrath of the law on the ground.

In recent years, the phenomenon of poaching in Africa is becoming increasingly serious, rhinos and elephants as the biggest victim. Despite the ivory trade in 1989 has been banned, but illegal ivory trading volumes of up to billions of dollars each year, and some countries in Asia are the main consumer markets in the Middle East. (End text)

(Original title: Chinese in Kenya carrying ivory in transit was sentenced to 7 years of imprisonment, or a fine of 1.4 million)

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January 28, 2014 China News Network
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1名中国人在肯尼亚携象牙过境被判入狱或罚款|中国人|携象牙过境|肯尼亚_新闻资讯

　　中新社约翰内斯堡1月28日电 内罗毕消息：肯尼亚一法院28日对一名中国公民非法携带象牙过境案作出判决。因为携带重达3.4公斤的象牙，这名男子被判入狱7年或接受2000万肯尼亚先令(约合140万元人民币)的罚款。

　　受罚的中国籍男子名为唐永健(音)，今年40岁。他上周从莫桑比克出发，取道内罗毕机场，试图返回中国。机场缉私人员在他的一个行李箱中，发现了3.4公斤的象牙。

　　据悉，这是肯尼亚历史上鲜有的重罚，其处罚之严厉程度史无前例。该国上个月刚刚修法加大了对贩卖象牙的打击力度，走私象牙者将面临最少100万先令罚款或最少入狱5年的判罚。这名中国籍男子成为第一位试法者，在法院判决后，他将有14天的申诉时间。

　　肯尼亚野生动物管理部门的发言人保罗·乌多托告诉媒体：“这是一个里程碑式的裁决，为严惩参与野生动物走私的人提供了先例。盗猎者将失去大笔金钱，并将在肯尼亚的监狱中度过一段漫漫刑期。”

　　在此案判决前数小时，另外一名中国人也在内罗毕机场被捕，他随身携带了三条象牙项链、两个象牙手镯、十个吊坠和两块象牙印章。据悉，他从刚果民主共和国出发，试图取道内罗毕转机到广州。虽然他辩称“不知道这些是象牙制品”，但料难逃过当地法律的严惩。

　　近年来，非洲盗猎现象日益严重，犀牛和大象成为最大的受害者。虽然象牙交易在1989年就已经被禁止，但目前每年的非法象牙交易额高达上百亿美元，中东和亚洲的一些国家是主要消费市场。(完)

(原标题：一中国人在肯尼亚携象牙过境被判入狱7年或罚款140万)

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