61.
Furthermore,
the
Court
subordinate
court,
basic
contravened,
an application
notes
rights
that
are
is made
if in
proceedings
alleged
to
in
have
under the Basic
a
beer
Rights
and
Duties Enforcement Act, to the High Court to be decided by a three
— Judge Bench and an appeal therefrom lies to the Court of Appeal.®
62.
In the instant case,
once the Court of Appeal
of Tanzania
decided on the Applicant's appeal, it would have been unreasonable
to require him to lodge a fresh application regarding his right to a fair
trial, to the High
Court,
which
is a court lower than
the Court of
Appeal of Tanzania.
63.
Regarding
the
Respondent's
contention
that the Applicant
should have pursued the application for review to its conclusion, the
Court finds that this was neither necessary nor mandatory. The final
appeal in criminal trials lies, as of right, to the Court of Appeal, which
the Applicant has proved that he accessed. In addition, his appeal to
the Court of Appeal
was
based
on allegations of violations of his
basic right to a fair trial, which the Court of Appeal also decided on®,
therefore,
it
was
not
necessary
for
him
to
file
a
separate
constitutional petition to the High Court vide, the procedure set out
in the
Basic
Rights
and
Duties
Enforcement
alleged violation of his basic right to a
Act,
based
on
the
fair trial. The Court also finds
that an application for review is an extraordinary remedy because
5 Basic Rights and Duties Enforcement Act, Act Number 33 of 1994, Sections 9 and 10.
8 Court of Appeal of Tanzania at Arusha, Criminal Appeal
Thomas v The Republic Judgment of 29 May 2009.
Number 230 of 2008 Alex
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