STOP THE APPEAL OF MAN CHARGED WITH A 20-YEAR TERM FOR POSSESSION OF IVORY!

A Mombasa businessman has appealed a 20-year jail term handed down on him for being in illegal possession of ivory valued at Sh44 million.

Feisal Mohamed Ali wants the conviction set aside.

Through his lawyer Gikandi Ngibuni, Ali stated the court erred because, he said, it convicted him on the basis of mere suspicion.

“In other words, the appellant was made the sacrificial lamb so as to appease the public,” said Mr Ngibuini in the appeal at the High Court in Mombasa.

About two weeks ago, Shanzu Principal Magistrate Diana Mochache sentenced Ali in addition to a Sh20 million fine.

She however acquitted him on the charge of dealing in ivory without a licence.

Mr Ngibuni argues that the Magistrate’s Court erred in law and fact, saying the judgment lacks logic, reason or rhyme as there was no consistency in the manner the court handled what it described as “puzzles” in the prosecution’s case.

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