14 DAY TRIAL // Khamis Kagasheki, the current Tanzanian Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, is nothing if not determined to see poaching put an end to as soon as possible. Truth be told, he might appear a tad too determined to some people.
Speaking at a conference on protecting elephants, which took place last week, the Minister made a case of how, since poachers will stop at nothing to kill elephants, rangers and police officials should stop at nothing to catch them.
More precisely, he argued that rangers and officers should not hesitate to kill poachers on the spot.
“I am very aware that some alleged human rights activists will make an uproar, claiming that poachers have as much rights to be tried in courts as the next person,” Khamis Kagasheki explained, as cited by Tree Hugger.
“But let's face it, poachers not only kill wildlife but also usually never hesitate to shoot dead any innocent person standing in their way. The only way to solve this problem is to execute the killers on the spot,” he went on to say.
Although the poaching crisis is indeed a very serious issue, I can't say that I agree with Khamis Kagashek.