Court approves S'wak Forestry Corp application to dispose of seized animal parts
SIBU: The Magistrates' Court here has approved the Sarawak Forestry Corporation's (SFC) application to dispose of half a tonne of wild animal parts and freezers.
These items were confiscated from homes, shoplots, and a pasar tamu in Sibu.
Senior Assistant Registrar Jessica Lee Suk Kiun, acting as Magistrate on Tuesday (May 20), approved the application by a wildlife officer under Section 48 of the Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998 and Section 407A of the Criminal Procedure Code.
According to SFC counsel DPP Ronald Felix Hardin, the seized items are perishable.
The freezers are considered equipment under Section 407A of the Criminal Procedure Code. He cited limited storage capacity at SFC's regional office in Sibu as another reason for disposal.
He added that one suspect has absconded despite an arrest warrant issued by a Sessions Court judge.
The confiscated animal meat includes wild boar, deer, python species, and a lesser mousedeer.
The suspects are being investigated under Section 37(1) of the Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998.
Several wildlife officers attended the court proceedings.
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