B. Non-pecuniary reparations
i.
Restoration of liberty
103. The Applicant prays the Court to order the Respondent State to restore his
liberty by releasing him from prison.
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104. The Respondent State contests the Applicant’s prayer for release from
prison. It submits that this Court is not an appellate court and it does not
have criminal appellate jurisdiction whatsoever, to quash the decision of the
Respondent State’s national courts and acquit prisoners from prison.
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105. The Court recalls its position in Gozbert Henerico v. United Republic of
Tanzania where it held that:
The Court can only order a release if an Applicant sufficiently
demonstrates or if the Court by itself establishes from its findings that
the Applicant’s arrest or conviction is based entirely on arbitrary
considerations and that his continued detention would occasion a
miscarriage of justice.37
106. The Court notes its findings in the present Application that the provision for
the mandatory imposition of the death sentence in the Respondent State’s
legal framework violates the right to life protected in Article 4 of the Charter
and that the method of execution of the death sentence by hanging violates
the rights to dignity protected under Article 5 of the Charter. However, the
Court notes that the violations did not impact on the Applicant’s guilt and
37
Henerico v. Tanzania (merits and reparations), supra, § 202; Mgosi Mwita Makungu v. United Republic
of Tanzania (merits) (7 December 2018) 2 AfCLR 550, § 84; Minani Evarist v. United Republic of
Tanzania (merits and reparations) (21 September 2018) 2 AfCLR 402, § 82 and Juma v. Tanzania
(judgment), supra, § 165.
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