Two estate workers jailed for killing orang utan

Plantation workers Armil Gundil (left) and Arcamsar Amil.

LAHAD DATU: Two plantation workers are the first to be jailed under the Sabah Wildlife Enactment for causing the death of a 15-year-old male orang utan here last month.

Two Filipino nationals – Armil Gundil and Arcamsar Amil – were sentenced to two years' jail by Tungku Sessions Court judge M. Rajalinggam after they pleaded guilty to hunting and causing grievous hurt to animals under Section 25(3a) and 37 of the Sabah Wildlife Enactment 1997.