(IN): Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court

[Guest guest]

Ha! This is better then the Ojay Trial...

Jigs in Nepal

 

 

 

On 8/26/08 10:05 AM, " AZAM SIDDIQUI " <azam24x7 wrote:

 

> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080826/jsp/siliguri/story_9742069.jsp

> *Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court*

>

> OUR CORRESPONDENT

>

> *Darjeeling, Aug 25:* The court of the chief judicial magistrate today

> started the trial of Czech scientist Petr Svacha and his associate Emil

> Kucera who have been accused of illegally collecting insects from inside the

> Singalila National Park.

>

> The CJM, U.K Nandi, examined two witnesses — Bharat Kumar Thami, a forest

> guard who was present when the Czechs were arrested from a hotel at

> Srikhola, about 90km from Darjeeling, on June 22, and Tshering Sherpa, the

> owner of the lodge.

>

> Thami said on that day the forest team had reached the lodge around 3.30pm

> and asked the owner about the two foreigners. " Two of my colleagues stayed

> outside while I along with burrababu (forest ranger Arbinden Lepcha, who led

> the team) went to one of the rooms (No. 3), " he added.

>

> Thami said the forest officials had asked for documents after spotting some

> insects packed in " boxes " . When Svacha, the occupant of the room, failed to

> show any papers, they went to Room 4 where Kucera was staying.

>

> " All their equipment, like axes and hacksaws, were then brought to Kucera's

> room where two seizure lists were prepared and I signed on them, " said

> Thami.

>

> During cross-examination, one of the defence lawyers, Taranga Pandit, wanted

> to know if Thami had signed on all the pages of the seizure list. Thami said

> he had signed only on the cover pages of the two seizure lists relating to

> Svacha and Kucera.

>

> Pandit asked Sherpa if his lodge was within the national park. " The hotel is

> located outside the national park, " the owner told the court.

>

> Some more witnesses are expected to be examined by the court tomorrow,

> including Arbinden Lepcha and assistant divisional forest officer Utpal

> Kumar Nag. " The charges will be framed on August 27, " said Pandit.

>

> Forest officials have booked the Czechs under Sections 9, 27, 29, 35 (6),

> 39, 49 (B), 56 and 57 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, which largely

> pertain to collecting wildlife items without permission. The duo can be

> punished under Section 51 of the act. If found guilty, they can be

> imprisoned for not less than three years along with a fine.

>

> The court will decide whether the charges stand or not after examining the

> witnesses. Following that, all witnesses can be cross-examined by the

> defence lawyers.

>

> Svacha today said he and Kucera were " trying hard to follow the proceedings

> of the court " . " It is difficult because of the language problem. "

>

> While Svacha can speak English, Kucera does not understand it. Moreover,

> both Thami and Sherpa deposed before the court in Nepali and Hindi,

> languages that the Czech duo do not follow.

>

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> Debasis Chakrabarti <animalcrusader

> Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:32 AM

> Forest dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7

>

>

> *

> http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Forest-dept-returns-seized-money-to-Cz

> ech-scientists/353411/

> Forest

> dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> Express News ServicePosted online: Tuesday , August 26, 2008 at 03:37:02

> *

> *Kolkata, August 25* The state forest department on Monday returned the

> money it had seized from Czech scientists Petr Svacha and Emil Kuchera at

> the time of their arrest on June 22.

>

> On August 12, Chief Judicial Magistrate U K Nandy had ordered the department

> to return the amount.

>

> Svacha told The Indian Express over phone: " It is a great relief to get back

> the money. " The scientist also expressed concern over the outcome of the

> trial and the fact that his visa will expire in September.

>

> The prosecution, meanwhile, produced two witnesses before the CJM's court

> during the first day of the trial.

>

> A forest guard who was present during their arrest at Shrikhola area in

> Darjeeling's Singalila National Park appeared before the court. The owner of

> Goupara hotel in Shrikhola, Chering Sherpa, also deposed before the court.

> Svacha and Kuchera were lodged in the hotel for six days.

[Guest guest]

Fantastic news!

 

While the government of India shows this great bust of the two wildlife

criminals with probably ties to international terrorist networks as an

example of wildlife law enforcement, thousands of wild animals are being

traded over the Indian-Chinese border on a daily bases right now. We can now

all go to sleep, because it is clear that the big masterminds behind all

this illegal wildlife trade are soon behind bars...

 

Edwin Wiek

WFFT Thailand

 

_____

 

aapn [aapn ] On Behalf Of

Herojig

Tuesday, 26 August, 2008 3:06 PM

aapn

Re: (IN): Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court

 

 

 

Ha! This is better then the Ojay Trial...

Jigs in Nepal

 

On 8/26/08 10:05 AM, " AZAM SIDDIQUI " <azam24x7 (AT) gmail (DOT)

<azam24x7%40gmail.com> com> wrote:

 

> http://www.telegrap

<http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080826/jsp/siliguri/story_9742069.jsp>

hindia.com/1080826/jsp/siliguri/story_9742069.jsp

> *Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court*

>

> OUR CORRESPONDENT

>

> *Darjeeling, Aug 25:* The court of the chief judicial magistrate today

> started the trial of Czech scientist Petr Svacha and his associate Emil

> Kucera who have been accused of illegally collecting insects from inside

the

> Singalila National Park.

>

> The CJM, U.K Nandi, examined two witnesses - Bharat Kumar Thami, a forest

> guard who was present when the Czechs were arrested from a hotel at

> Srikhola, about 90km from Darjeeling, on June 22, and Tshering Sherpa, the

> owner of the lodge.

>

> Thami said on that day the forest team had reached the lodge around 3.30pm

> and asked the owner about the two foreigners. " Two of my colleagues stayed

> outside while I along with burrababu (forest ranger Arbinden Lepcha, who

led

> the team) went to one of the rooms (No. 3), " he added.

>

> Thami said the forest officials had asked for documents after spotting

some

> insects packed in " boxes " . When Svacha, the occupant of the room, failed

to

> show any papers, they went to Room 4 where Kucera was staying.

>

> " All their equipment, like axes and hacksaws, were then brought to

Kucera's

> room where two seizure lists were prepared and I signed on them, " said

> Thami.

>

> During cross-examination, one of the defence lawyers, Taranga Pandit,

wanted

> to know if Thami had signed on all the pages of the seizure list. Thami

said

> he had signed only on the cover pages of the two seizure lists relating to

> Svacha and Kucera.

>

> Pandit asked Sherpa if his lodge was within the national park. " The hotel

is

> located outside the national park, " the owner told the court.

>

> Some more witnesses are expected to be examined by the court tomorrow,

> including Arbinden Lepcha and assistant divisional forest officer Utpal

> Kumar Nag. " The charges will be framed on August 27, " said Pandit.

>

> Forest officials have booked the Czechs under Sections 9, 27, 29, 35 (6),

> 39, 49 (B), 56 and 57 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, which

largely

> pertain to collecting wildlife items without permission. The duo can be

> punished under Section 51 of the act. If found guilty, they can be

> imprisoned for not less than three years along with a fine.

>

> The court will decide whether the charges stand or not after examining the

> witnesses. Following that, all witnesses can be cross-examined by the

> defence lawyers.

>

> Svacha today said he and Kucera were " trying hard to follow the

proceedings

> of the court " . " It is difficult because of the language problem. "

>

> While Svacha can speak English, Kucera does not understand it. Moreover,

> both Thami and Sherpa deposed before the court in Nepali and Hindi,

> languages that the Czech duo do not follow.

>

>

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> Debasis Chakrabarti <animalcrusader@

<animalcrusader%40gmail.com> gmail.com>

> Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:32 AM

> Forest dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7 (AT) gmail (DOT) <azam24x7%40gmail.com> com>

>

>

> *

> http://www.expressi

<http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Forest-dept-returns-seized-money-to

-Cz> ndia.com/latest-news/Forest-dept-returns-seized-money-to-Cz

> ech-scientists/353411/

> Forest

> dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> Express News ServicePosted online: Tuesday , August 26, 2008 at 03:37:02

> *

> *Kolkata, August 25* The state forest department on Monday returned the

> money it had seized from Czech scientists Petr Svacha and Emil Kuchera at

> the time of their arrest on June 22.

>

> On August 12, Chief Judicial Magistrate U K Nandy had ordered the

department

> to return the amount.

>

> Svacha told The Indian Express over phone: " It is a great relief to get

back

> the money. " The scientist also expressed concern over the outcome of the

> trial and the fact that his visa will expire in September.

>

> The prosecution, meanwhile, produced two witnesses before the CJM's court

> during the first day of the trial.

>

> A forest guard who was present during their arrest at Shrikhola area in

> Darjeeling's Singalila National Park appeared before the court. The owner

of

> Goupara hotel in Shrikhola, Chering Sherpa, also deposed before the court.

> Svacha and Kuchera were lodged in the hotel for six days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> traded over the Indian-Chinese border on a daily bases right now.

 

Also add to that:

 

The Indo- Myanmar border, Indo- Nepal border, Indo- Bangladesh border,

Indo- Bhutan border and the Indo- Tibet border.

 

 

 

 

aapn , " Edwin Wiek " <edwin.wiek wrote:

>

> Fantastic news!

>

> While the government of India shows this great bust of the two wildlife

> criminals with probably ties to international terrorist networks as an

> example of wildlife law enforcement, thousands of wild animals are being

> traded over the Indian-Chinese border on a daily bases right now. We

can now

> all go to sleep, because it is clear that the big masterminds behind all

> this illegal wildlife trade are soon behind bars...

>

> Edwin Wiek

> WFFT Thailand

>

> _____

>

> aapn [aapn ] On Behalf Of

> Herojig

> Tuesday, 26 August, 2008 3:06 PM

> aapn

> Re: (IN): Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court

>

>

>

> Ha! This is better then the Ojay Trial...

> Jigs in Nepal

>

> On 8/26/08 10:05 AM, " AZAM SIDDIQUI " <azam24x7 (AT) gmail (DOT)

> <azam24x7%40gmail.com> com> wrote:

>

> > http://www.telegrap

> <http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080826/jsp/siliguri/story_9742069.jsp>

> hindia.com/1080826/jsp/siliguri/story_9742069.jsp

> > *Trial of Czech duo begins in Darjeeling court*

> >

> > OUR CORRESPONDENT

> >

> > *Darjeeling, Aug 25:* The court of the chief judicial magistrate today

> > started the trial of Czech scientist Petr Svacha and his associate

Emil

> > Kucera who have been accused of illegally collecting insects from

inside

> the

> > Singalila National Park.

> >

> > The CJM, U.K Nandi, examined two witnesses - Bharat Kumar Thami, a

forest

> > guard who was present when the Czechs were arrested from a hotel at

> > Srikhola, about 90km from Darjeeling, on June 22, and Tshering

Sherpa, the

> > owner of the lodge.

> >

> > Thami said on that day the forest team had reached the lodge

around 3.30pm

> > and asked the owner about the two foreigners. " Two of my

colleagues stayed

> > outside while I along with burrababu (forest ranger Arbinden

Lepcha, who

> led

> > the team) went to one of the rooms (No. 3), " he added.

> >

> > Thami said the forest officials had asked for documents after spotting

> some

> > insects packed in " boxes " . When Svacha, the occupant of the room,

failed

> to

> > show any papers, they went to Room 4 where Kucera was staying.

> >

> > " All their equipment, like axes and hacksaws, were then brought to

> Kucera's

> > room where two seizure lists were prepared and I signed on them, " said

> > Thami.

> >

> > During cross-examination, one of the defence lawyers, Taranga Pandit,

> wanted

> > to know if Thami had signed on all the pages of the seizure list.

Thami

> said

> > he had signed only on the cover pages of the two seizure lists

relating to

> > Svacha and Kucera.

> >

> > Pandit asked Sherpa if his lodge was within the national park.

" The hotel

> is

> > located outside the national park, " the owner told the court.

> >

> > Some more witnesses are expected to be examined by the court tomorrow,

> > including Arbinden Lepcha and assistant divisional forest officer

Utpal

> > Kumar Nag. " The charges will be framed on August 27, " said Pandit.

> >

> > Forest officials have booked the Czechs under Sections 9, 27, 29,

35 (6),

> > 39, 49 (B), 56 and 57 of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, which

> largely

> > pertain to collecting wildlife items without permission. The duo

can be

> > punished under Section 51 of the act. If found guilty, they can be

> > imprisoned for not less than three years along with a fine.

> >

> > The court will decide whether the charges stand or not after

examining the

> > witnesses. Following that, all witnesses can be cross-examined by the

> > defence lawyers.

> >

> > Svacha today said he and Kucera were " trying hard to follow the

> proceedings

> > of the court " . " It is difficult because of the language problem. "

> >

> > While Svacha can speak English, Kucera does not understand it.

Moreover,

> > both Thami and Sherpa deposed before the court in Nepali and Hindi,

> > languages that the Czech duo do not follow.

> >

> >

> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> > Debasis Chakrabarti <animalcrusader@

> <animalcrusader%40gmail.com> gmail.com>

> > Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:32 AM

> > Forest dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> > AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7 (AT) gmail (DOT) <azam24x7%40gmail.com> com>

> >

> >

> > *

> > http://www.expressi

>

<http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Forest-dept-returns-seized-money-to

> -Cz> ndia.com/latest-news/Forest-dept-returns-seized-money-to-Cz

> > ech-scientists/353411/

> > Forest

> > dept returns seized money to Czech scientists

> > Express News ServicePosted online: Tuesday , August 26, 2008 at

03:37:02

> > *

> > *Kolkata, August 25* The state forest department on Monday

returned the

> > money it had seized from Czech scientists Petr Svacha and Emil

Kuchera at

> > the time of their arrest on June 22.

> >

> > On August 12, Chief Judicial Magistrate U K Nandy had ordered the

> department

> > to return the amount.

> >

> > Svacha told The Indian Express over phone: " It is a great relief

to get

> back

> > the money. " The scientist also expressed concern over the outcome

of the

> > trial and the fact that his visa will expire in September.

> >

> > The prosecution, meanwhile, produced two witnesses before the

CJM's court

> > during the first day of the trial.

> >

> > A forest guard who was present during their arrest at Shrikhola

area in

> > Darjeeling's Singalila National Park appeared before the court.

The owner

> of

> > Goupara hotel in Shrikhola, Chering Sherpa, also deposed before

the court.

> > Svacha and Kuchera were lodged in the hotel for six days.