The Court composed of: Elsie N. THOMPSON, Vice-President; Gérard NIYUNGEKO, Fatsah OUGUERGOUZ, ACHOUR, Solomy Duncan TAMBALA, B. BOSSA, and Angelo Sylvain ORE, V. MATUSSE, Ben KIOKO, Rafaa BEN Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar, Pursuant to Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and and Peoples’ Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol’) and Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”), Judge Augustino S. L. RAMADHANI, President of the Court and a national of Tanzania, did not hear the case. In the Matter of: Mohamed ABUBAKARI, represented by Advocate Donald DEYA, Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) Vv. United Republic of Tanzania, represented by i) Ambassador Irene F.M. KASYANJU, Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; ii) Ms Sarah MWAIPOPO, Principal State Attorney, Acting Director— Constitutional Affairs and Human Rights; iii) Mr. Zacharia ELISARIA, Senior State Attorney; iv) Ms. Nkasori SARAKIKYA, v) Mr. Benedict T. MSUYA; Principal State Attorney; Second Secretary; Legal Officer, Ministry of Foreign “OO, and International Cooperation; 2 kee LY ‘