The Court composed of: Modibo SACKO, Vice-President; Ben KIOKO, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, and Dennis D. ADJEI – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”),1 Justice Imani D. ABOUD, President of the Court and a national of Tanzania, did not hear the Application. In the Matter of: Maulidi SWEDI alias Mswezi KALIJO Self-represented Versus UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Represented by: i. Dr. Boniphace Nalija LUHENDE, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General; ii. Ms. Pauline Fridoline MDENDEMI, State Attorney, Office of the Solicitor General; iii. Ms. Sarah MWAIPOPO, Acting Deputy Attorney General and Director of the Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights Division, Office of the Attorney General; iv. Mr. Zachariah ELISARIA, Senior State Attorney, Office of the Attorney General. v. Ms. Nkasori SARAKIKYA, Principal State Attorney, Office of the Attorney General; 1 Rule 8(2), Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 1