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two (2) years in prison, that is, from 2010 to 2012 and his continued detention to this
date, are illegal and in violation of his right to freedom of movement.
116.
The
Applicant
further
submits
that
the
Respondent
State
has
the
primary
responsibility to respect, protect and promote his right to freedom of movement; and
having failed to do so, the Respondent State violated this right by unlawfully arresting
and detaining him on his entry into the country.
117. The Respondent State, for its part, contends that the Applicant filed an application
for residence at the Regional Immigration Bureau in Kagera using a British passport.
While treating this application, the immigration officers discovered that he was also
in possession of a South African passport and had no legal document justifying his
presence in the territory of Tanzania.
118. According to the Respondent State, subsequent investigations led to his arrest and
detention. He was sentenced by the Court for illegal entry and presence in its territory
and his detention came about only after he was arrested, charged and convicted in
accordance with the laws governing criminal proceedings in the Respondent State.
119.
The
Respondent
immigration
officers,
State
further submits
that just as was
the case
the Applicant failed to tender any document
before
to show
the
that he
entered the country lawfully. Since he did not have any class of residence permit and
is not a citizen of the Respondent State, his presence in Tanzania was unlawful.
120.
Consequently, the Respondent State contends that it did not violate the Applicant’s
right to freedom of movement.
RE
121. The Court notes that Article 12 of the Charter stipulates the right to freedom of
movement as follows:
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