Zimbabwean operator says American hunter didn’t break law

An American accused of killing a lion in an allegedly illegal hunt in Zimbabwe in April did not break any laws, a safari operator who worked for the American said.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — An American accused of killing a lion in an allegedly illegal hunt in Zimbabwe in April did not break any laws and acted in good faith, a safari operator who worked for the American said Monday.

Landowner Headman Sibanda said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press that the proper paperwork was in place for the lion hunt by his client, Jan Casimir Seski of Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

The Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, however, said Sunday that Seski was involved in an illegal…