Appeal of Tanzania at Arusha, in respect of which he was convicted
of armed robbery and sentenced to thirty (30) years' imprisonment.
4.
The Applicant alleges that the trial and Appellate Courts
wrongfully convicted him because, he alleges that, in accordance
with Sections 181 and 387 of the Criminal Procedure Act, the
Respondent's courts lacked jurisdiction to try him as the alleged
robbery occurred in Kenya. He also alleges that he was wrongly
convicted because the charges against him were defective, contrary
to Section 132 of the Criminal Procedure Act because, there were
inconsistencies between the charge sheet and the evidence. In this
regard therefore, the Applicant claims that the prosecution did not
prove the case against him beyond reasonable doubt. The Applicant
alleges that this is particularly so, with regard to the ownership of the
property alleged to have been stolen, the actual property alleged to
have been stolen, the value of the property and whether or not the
Applicant attacked the complainants with a gun.
5.
The Applicant also alleges that he was not given an opportunity
to defend himself during the trial. In addition, the Applicant states
that, after being denied the right to defend himself and subsequently
being convicted for robbery with violence, he was still denied the
opportunity to explain the reasons for his absence during the
defence, contrary to Section 226(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act.
6.
The Applicant further states that he was not provided with a
lawyer to defend him during the trial and appeal as required by Article
13 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania and by the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as he had been charged with