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Former fugitive Feisal Mohamed Ali was last evening jailed for 20 years and ordered to pay Sh20 million in a stunning judgement, a magistrate said should send a drastic message against international trade in animal trophies in defence of endangered animal species.
The magistrate described the trial as extraordinary involving a grave crime against the flora and fauna and the economy against which a deterrent sentence was required. She declared that a stringent sentence is necessary to “bring this mess [poaching] to and end” and save the elephant.
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