146. Regarding the request to be set free, the Court recalls that it has established
that it would make such an order, “if an Applicant sufficiently demonstrates
or if the Court by itself establishes from its findings that the Applicant's arrest
or conviction is based entirely on arbitrary considerations and that his
continued detention would occasion a miscarriage of justice”.36
147. In the instant case, the Court finds that the circumstances to order the
release of the Applicant are not fulfilled and thus dismisses the Applicant’s
prayer.
ii. Resentencing
148. The Applicant prays that the Court for an order for the Respondent State to
set aside the death sentence imposed on him and to remove him from death
row.
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149. The Respondent State did not submit on this point.
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150. Having found that the mandatory imposition of the death sentence on the
Applicant violates Article 4 of the Charter, the Court orders the Respondent
State to take all necessary measures, through its internal processes and
within one (1) year of the notification of this Judgment, for the rehearing of
the case on the sentencing of the Applicant through a procedure that does
not allow the mandatory imposition of the death sentence and upholds the
discretion of the judicial officer.37
36
Juma v. Tanzania, supra, § 165.
Rajabu and Others v. Tanzania, supra, § 171 (xvi); Juma v. Tanzania, ibid, § 174 (xvii); Henerico v.
Tanzania, supra, § 217 (xvi); Mwita v. Tanzania, supra, § 184 (xviii).
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