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Three men jailed in Indonesia for trading pangolin scales

From The Straits Times · () English

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  • A Medan court sentenced three men to one year in prison each for trading pangolin scales, which come from a protected animal.
  • The sentences fell short of the prosecutor’s recommendation of 18 months and a 50 million rupiah fine for each defendant.

A court in Indonesia’s Medan city sentenced three men to one year in prison each for trading pangolin scales, the body parts of a protected animal.

The Medan District Court handed down the sentences on Sept. 2. The men had planned to obtain pangolin scales from an unidentified person and sell them.

The prosecutor had sought harsher penalties: 18 months in prison and a fine of 50 million rupiah (S$3,600) for each man. Those unable to pay the fine would have faced an additional 50 days behind bars.

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