the property of Joel Faustin. On 17 May 2004, the Applicant and his friend were arrested. 4. On 20 May 2004, the Applicant and his friend who is not a party to this Application, were charged with armed robbery and convicted on 17 February 2005. On 22 February 2005, they were sentenced to thirty-five (35) years imprisonment each and to pay a fine of Tanzanian Shillings TwoHundred Thousand (TZS 200,000) as compensation to the victims. 5. On 20 June 2005, the Applicant appealed against his conviction and sentence to the High Court of Tanzania sitting in Bukoba and on 30 May 2007, his appeal was dismissed for lack of merit. He further appealed to the Court of Appeal, which dismissed his appeal on 20 February 2012. 6. On 3 April 2013, the Applicant applied for the review of the Court of Appeal’s judgment but the decision on the review was pending at the time of filing the present Application. B. Alleged violations 7. The Applicant alleges the violation of his right to a fair trial, that, his conviction was based on unreliable evidence. III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 8. The Application was filed on 25 July 2016 and served on the Respondent State on 24 August 2016. On 8 September 2016, the Application was transmitted to the entities listed under Rule 42(4) of the Rules.3 9. On 28 June 2018, the Court requested the Applicant to file submissions on reparations which he did on 6 August 2018 and they were transmitted to the Respondent State on 18 September 2018. 3 Rule 35(3) of the Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 3