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Indian fined for selling shawls made from rare Tibetan antelope |
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August 29, 2007 By News Desk A Thai court convicted an Indian national Monday of violating Thailand's wildlife protection law by selling shawls made of endangered Tibetan antelopes — although the trader escaped with a US$300 fine and his store remains open, IHT reports.
Reyaz Ahmad Mir, who ran a store in a Bangkok luxury mall, could have faced up to two years in jail and a fine of 41,219 baht. But a panel of five judges in Bangkok's South Criminal Court sentenced him to two years probation and a 10,000 baht fine, saying he had cooperated with authorities and had no criminal record. Authorities confiscated 23 shawls, but did not close down his store in central Bangkok.
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