EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE
(FIRST INSTANCE DIVISION AT ARUSHA)
(Coram: I. Lenaola, DPJ; J. Mkwawa, J (Rtd); F. Ntezilyayo, J)
APPLICATION NO. 4 OF 2014
(ARISING FROM REFERENCE NO. 2 OF 2014)
IN THE MATTER OF CONFERRING A JUDICIARY JURISDICTION TO THE
EXECUTIVE
AND
IN THE MATTER OF DENYING THE PRINCIPLE OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE
JUDICIARY
AND
IN THE MATTER OF DENYING THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL
AND
IN THE MATTER OF A BREACH OF THE FUNDAMENTAL AND OPERATIONAL
PRINCIPLES OF THE TREATY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EAST
AFRICAN COMMUNITY BY THE REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI
BETWEEN
1. THE UPRONA PARTY ………………………….
2. MR. GABRIEL SINARINZI ………………………}
3. MR. ONESIME KABAYABAYA …………………
APPLICANTS
AND
1. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF
BURUNDI …………………………………………………….. 1ST RESPONDENT
2. THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF
THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY ………………………. 2ND RESPONDENT
15th August 2014
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