vii. Mr. Benedict T. Msuya Second Secretary - Legal Officer Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dares Salaam, Tanzania After deliberation, delivers the following judgment: The Parties 1. Mr. Alex Thomas, ("hereinafter referred to as the Applicant") is a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania ("hereinafter referred to as the Respondent"), who at the time of filing his application is a convict serving a thirty (30) year custodial sentence at Karanga Central Prison at Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, United Republic of Tanzania. He is convict number 355/2009. 2. The Applicant filed his application against the United Republic of Tanzania through the Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania, being the Principal Legal Adviser to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania. Nature of the Application 3. The Applicant brings the application on the basis of Criminal Case Number 321 of 1996 in the District Court of Rambo at Mkuu, Criminal Appeal Number 82 of 1998 in the High Court of Tanzania at Moshi and Criminal Appeal Number 230 of 2008 in the Court of