vi. Criminal Case No. 716/2009 dated 23 December 2009 wherein the Applicant was charged with armed robbery, kidnapping with intent to do harm and rape, though he was not present in Court . 54. The Applicant's wife was charged with robbery and possession of stolen items under Criminal Case No. 799 of 2007. She was in remand from 12 September 2007 until her release on 25 October 2007. 55. There being no progress in the prosecutions against him, the Applicant corresponded severally with the Ministry of Home Affairs , the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs , the Attorney General's Chambers', Public Prosecution Division and the Commission on Human Rights and Good Governance, seeking their intervention in ensuring the prosecutions against him either proceeded or were withdrawn for lack of evidence and that his seized property be restored to him. 56. Having received no resolution of the issues he raised with the said authorities and institutions, the Applicant informed the Director of the Attorney General's Chambers' Public Prosecution Division and the Minister of Home Affairs that he would move to the High Court to have these issues resolved . 57. In 2007, the Applicant filed Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 7 of 2007, Originating from Criminal Case No. 933 of 2007, in the High Court of Tanzania at Arusha, under Section 357(a) of the Criminal Procedure Act, against the !fo:/ CJ -=> Attorne~ 23 ~-v ~0 '