0005L2 (15) years imprisonmenton 15 April 1996. The judgment in Criminal Case No. 244 of 1995, where the Applicant was charged with the offence of armed robbery, was delivered on 18 June 1996, convicting him and sentencing him to fifteen (1 5) years imprisonment. 4 The Applicant indicated his intention to appeal the convictions and sentencing in both cases, by filing notices of appeal on 16 April 1996 with respect to Criminal Case No.278 of 1995 and on 22 June 1996 with respect to Criminal Case No. 244 of 1995 within the time prescribed by law. 5 The Applicant asserts that, in order to pursue the appeals against these judgments of the District Court of Bunda, he requested for the certified true copies of records of proceedings and judgments in both cases, through numerous requests to the concerned judicial authorities but this has been to no avail. He further alleges that as at the time of filing the Application before this Court, twenty (20) years have elapsed since his conviction and sentencing and he has been unable to file his appeal. 6 The Applicant filed this Application praying the Court to find the Respondent State in violation of some provisions of the Charter. The Applicant appended a request for Provisional Measures to his Application, for the Court to order the Respondent State to provide him with the certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments in the two afore-mentioned cases, failure to which it should order his release. B. 7 Alleged violations ln his Application, the Applicant alleges that the Respondent State's omission to give him certified true copies of the records of proceedings and judgments in Criminal Cases No. 244 of 1995 and No. 278 of 1995 heard at the District Court 3 v s