years’ imprisonment, twelve (12) strokes of the cane and also ordered to pay Five Million Tanzanian Shillings ( TSH 5 000 000 ) as compensation to the victim upon completion of his jail term. 6. He subsequently appealed against both his conviction and sentence before the High Court sitting at Tabora, which dismissed his appeal on 27 October 2008. His further appeal to the Court of Appeal was also dismissed on 1 November 2012. On 3 August 2017, the Court of Appeal dismissed the Applicant’s motion for review of its earlier decision dismissing his appeal. B. Alleged violations 7. The First Applicant alleges a violation of Articles 2, 3 and 7 of the Charter due to the manner in which the domestic courts treated the evidence against him. He affirms that they “ended up sustaining conviction basing on planted, fabricated and/or concocted evidence/case to justify their illmotive.” 8. The Second Applicant also alleges a violation of Articles 2, 3 and 7 of the Charter due to the manner in which the proceedings against him were conducted by domestic courts which, according to him, resulted in the procurement of the judgment against him “in great error.” III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 9. The First Applicant filed his Application on 2 May 2017 and it was served on the Respondent State on 22 June 2017. The Respondent State filed its Response to the Application on 21 August 2017. 10. The Second Applicant filed his Application on 8 May 2018 and it was served on the Respondent State on 27 June 2018. The Respondent State filed its Response on 28 June 2019. 4