A Zimbabwe Cabinet minister said today monday that Zimbabwe will not charge American dentist Walter Palmer for killing its most prized lion in July because he had obtained legal authority to conduct the hunt.Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri said today monday that Palmer's hunting papers were in order,and therefore he could not be charged.''We approached the police and then the prosecutor general,and it turned out that Palmer came to Zimbabwe because all the papers were in order.Palmer would be free to visit Zimbabwe as a tourist in the future but not as a hunter.The implication was that Palmer would not be issued the permits a hunter needs''.The environment minister's comments immediately drew the ire of the animal conservation group Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force,which maintained that Palmer had committed a crime and said it planned to pursue legal action against him in the United States.Palmer,a life long big game hunter from Minnesota,killed Cecil,a rare black maned lion,with a bow and arrow outside Hwange National Park in Western Zimbabwe.One more photo below.
How dseperate are Zimbabweans officials for money, to allow foreigners to come and hunt in their country
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