AMMAN — The Amman Court of
First Instance has upheld a
prison sentence of four months and a fine of
JD2,000 for a person who illegally hunted rare, protected wild animals and birds
in the Kingdom, Al-Ghad reported.
اضافة اعلان
The defendant had posted pictures and
videos showing the illegal hunting of protected species on a social media
outlet, and the Kingdom’s Environmental Protection Department had filed a
complaint with the
Public Prosecutor based on the posts.
The Amman Magistrate Court had
convicted the accused on two counts: intentionally killing an
animal contrary
to the provisions of Article 452 of the Penal Code; and hunting birds contrary
to the provisions of Article 56 of the Agriculture Law.
During the course of the trial, the
animals and birds were shown to be included among the wild species whose
hunting is prohibited under Jordanian law.
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