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Zimbabwe: Politician Goes On Trial for Illegally Possessing Pangolin
News24Wire, 26 June 2017
A ruling Zanu-PF party member of parliament has gone on trial in Zimbabwe on charges of illegally possessing a pangolin. Read more »
The trial of ruling Zanu-PF party legislator, Hubert Nyanhongo, and three accomplices has kicked off. They were caught in possession of a live pangolin which they allegedly tried to sell. Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, are the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world.
Pangolin (file photo).
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