c. The right to defense, including the rights to be defended by counsel of his choice; d. The right to be tried within a reasonable time by an impartial court or tribunal. 2. No one may be condemned for an act or omission which did not constitute a legally punishable offence at the time it was committed. No penalty may be inflicted for an offence for which no provision was made at the time it was committed. Punishment is personal and can be imposed only on the offender. The Plaintiff in their narration of facts supporting their claim stated clearly the events that led to their arrest and trial which has been reproduced above. Subsequent to their arrest and after the close of investigation in which the plaintiffs participated as they were allowed to conduct their own post mortem examination of the deceased, they were formally charged for the murder of the deceased. The plaintiffs fully participated in the trial and were represented by a counsel of their choice. The trial Court at the close of the case reviewed the evidence before it, found the plaintiff guilty for the murder of the deceased and sentenced them to death. Following the conviction and sentence, the plaintiffs appealed to the Supreme Court against the judgment and sentence. Plaintiffs did not in their narration of facts allege that they were hindered from either defending themselves 25