A) Facts of the matter
4. In his Application, the Applicant alleged that he was arrested by the Police on 10 April
1997 while he was in his home, and that he was kept in Police custody up to 14 April
1997. He averred that he was convicted of the offence of armed robbery and sentenced
by the District Court of Moshi on 21 July 1998 to thirty (30) years imprisonment which he
is currently serving at the Karanga Main Prison in the Moshi region . He further stated that
he appealed against the conviction at the High Court at Moshi, but his Appeal was
dismissed on 5 January 1999 (sic). He stated that he, thereafter, lodged an appeal before
the Tanzania Court of Appeal at Arusha (Appeal No. 48 of 2000), and that Appeal was
similarly dismissed
B) Alleged violations
5. In both his written submissions and oral pleadings, the Applicant outlined several
complaints in relation to the manner in which he was detained, tried and convicted by the
Tanzanian Police and Judicial authorities. He complained in particular of:
(i) having been detained upon his arrest, at a police post which had no basic facilities
appropriate for receiving suspects;
(ii) having been sentenced on the basis of an indictment marred by irregularities;
(iii) having been prosecuted by a State Attorney who had a conflict of interest in relation
to the armed robbery victim;
(iv) not having been afforded the right to defend himself and the assistance of a lawyer at
the time of his arrest;
(v) not having been afforded the right to the free assistance of a lawyer during the judicial
process;
(vi) having thus been discriminated against;
(vii) having not promptly received communication of the indictment and the statements of
the prosecution witnesses to be able to defend himself;
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