A resident of Taskala district in West Kazakhstan region has been convicted for illegally shooting a saiga. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to the regional court, the local resident engaged in illegal hunting stood trial. For causing damage to nature, he was sentenced to restricted freedom and obliged to pay large compensation to the state.
"The defendant, without the appropriate permits, shot a wild saiga in the field in May. His illegal actions were promptly detected by inspectors of the 'Okhotzooprom' Republican State Enterprise together with police officers, and a criminal case was initiated. As a result of the court hearing, the guilty citizen was sentenced to restricted freedom," the court said.
In addition, in order to compensate for damage caused to the state hunting fund and the environment, the convicted person will reimburse material damage in the amount of 1,621,875 tenge in favor of the state. According to the court decision, he was given one month to voluntarily pay the damages.
If the material damage is not repaid within the established period, enforcement measures will be carried out forcibly.