A MALAYSIAN court on Wednesday charged a man arrested near the Thai border in possession of tiger skins and African ivory, in the latest case pointing to a thriving market for endangered wildlife.
A District Court in Northern Kedah state, bordering Thailand, charged Malaysian citizen Mohamad Nor Sharmizam Nasir, 29, with possessing eight tiger skins, 22 tiger skulls and other bones, and nine pieces of African ivory.
He was arrested early on Friday in a raid on his house where the animal parts were seized, said Shahruddin Othman, an official with the state's wildlife department.
The penalty in Malaysia for possessing the parts of protected wildlife such as tigers is up to five years in jail and a fine of up to 500,000 Ringgit. (AFP)
5 tahun penjara terlalu sikit, jika mahu mengharamkan pemburuan haiwan terlindung, hukuman mestilah ditambah berat.
ReplyDeleteya.. patut kenakan hukuman yang lebih berat.
DeleteHopefully there will be more efforts such as this to combat these illegal poaching and trading activities
ReplyDeletehidupan yang semakin pupus memang wajar dilindungi. hukuman2 seumpama ni diharap mampu menginsafkan mereka yang berkenaan.
ReplyDeleteManusia sekarang sanggup buat apa sajademi duit.
ReplyDeleteHukuman perlulah berat lagi bagi memastikan mereka sedar dan takut untuk melakukannya.
ReplyDeleteyup, they deserve to enjoy their life in jail, together with rm500000 fine..
ReplyDeleteHukuman setimpal pasti menanti
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