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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The High Court of Malawi on Thursday, 19th October, 2023, reduced to eight years the 15-year prison sentence the Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court imposed on Zambian national Kelby Roy Malambo for committing wildlife crimes.<\/p>\n

But a patron of the case, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT), said \u201cit is shocked\u201d with the reduction in sentence though \u201cit applauds\u201d the court for \u201cstrongly advocating for wildlife justice\u201d and \u201ccondemning\u201d Malambo\u2019s conduct and other would-be offenders.<\/p>\n

The Zambian, sentenced in December 2022, had appealed against both his convictions and sentences three weeks ago, citing, among other grounds, length of sentence and absence of a call log from Airtel, which \u201ccould have been part of his evidence\u201d tendered during the hearing of his case.<\/p>\n

Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda had sentenced Malambo to 15 years in prison for the wildlife charges he faced.<\/p>\n

The charges were: being found in possession of specimen of listed species, dealing in government trophy and importing specimen of listed species without producing to a customs officer a valid permit.<\/p>\n

The offences are contrary to the National Parks and Wildlife Act as amended in 2017.<\/p>\n

But on Thursday, Justice Mzondi Mvula, sitting in Lilongwe, reduced to eight years Malambo\u2019s sentence, citing his being a first offender, among other factors.<\/p>\n

The decision sparked discontent among some patrons of the case.<\/p>\n

One of them, Counsel Hannah Supply-Kamange from Lilongwe Wildlife Trust (LWT), said \u201cthe significant reduction\u201d of the sentence came as \u201ca shock to the Trust\u201d considering that \u201cthey believed that the sentence that was initially given was befitting\u201d.<\/p>\n

However, Kamange commended the judge for raising points that \u201cspeak really well\u201d to the cause of conservation justice and for \u201ccondemning in the strongest terms\u201d Malambo\u2019s behavior and other would-be offenders.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judge stated that the behavior robes the nation of precious resources, some of which contribute to the growth of the economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe judge advocated for conservation justice and for the protection of wildlife, both flora and fauna. Though shocked with the court\u2019s decision, we are happy with the fact that there is hope for wildlife to thrive in Malawi as courts condemn such behavior and treat wildlife offences as the serious crimes that they are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that the courts will continue to speak strongly against wildlife crimes\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, Kamange said LWT will continue working with various stakeholders in fighting illegal wildlife trade and promoting conservation justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMalawi is our own country. The duty to protect it and anything in it lies with us as nationals. We will continue fighting so that Malawi offers a place where wildlife can thrive\u201d.<\/p>\n

Malambo was found with 22 pieces of raw ivory, weighing 64.905 kilograms and valued at about MK53 million. He was arrested at Mwami Border Total Filling Station in Mchinji in February, 2021.<\/p>\n

Malambo, 48, comes from Livingstone City in Monze District in Zambia.<\/p>\n

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