A new twist in the case of alleged poaching

Yesterday, Thursday morning, in an unprecedented case, Dumisani Moyo, a marathon suspected of poaching notorious, was heard in camera following a directive of senior officials. A source close to the case told The Voice that some intelligence officials and the Ministry of Conservation of Natural Resources and Tourism were not happy that one such " Notorious poacher "was released on bail

. The Voice also learned that the magistrate who has given bail to a suspect has been convicted for his actions, and that there are plans to transfer the case to a magistrate.

52-year-old Moyo and others not in Francistown Court – Orapa Junction, acting in concert, allegedly found in the illegal possession of a rhinoceros horn.

It has been established since that he had similar cases in almost all SADC countries and is an In 1965, when the CEO of Save the Rhino, Cathy Dean, learned that Moyo had been arrested In Botswana in this case, she sent a link to the article to contacts in Zimbabwe, who explained to them that they had been monitoring Moyo for some time, given her contacts with known poachers, operating mainly in the Midlands and Matobo regions.

He would have been protected in Zimbabwe, having escaped arrest at least twice, allegedly through bribery

Moyo was released on bail of 10,000 pesos by a court in Francistown and he quickly disappeared.

In 2015, after the agitation of the NGOs, his name was added to the list of most wanted international traffickers of Interpol

. In January 2017, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) issued a press release citing Dumisani Moyo as wanted in connection with poaching.

He was reportedly based in Lusaka, in collaboration with a notorious Zambian gang. In cross-border poaching of elephants and rhinos,

After long hiding ivory in Zambia, Moyo resurfaced in Zimbabwe.

He was finally arrested in August 2017, as his notice of Interpol In December 2017, Moyo was extradited to Botswana and his repeated attempts to secure bail were dismissed until the month last when he was released on bail P1000 and ordered to surrender his travel documents and provide two bonds

Moyo also received the order to report every two weeks to the CID department of the central police station.

His lawyer, Kagiso Jani, stated that even though his client had been released on bail,

He said that he had been tossed from June 21 until his release on July 10. "I wrote a letter to the clerk of the court asking for an official explanation for which the accused took a long time to be released on bail, although he had recourse to the guarantees of the criminal register on the 21st. June, "he said. He added that he wondered if the current state of affairs could affect the question of whether his client would face a fair trial in court or not. "It's a disturbing trend that needs to be addressed as soon as possible."