II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION A. Facts of the matter 3. It emerges from the record that on 31 March 2007, in Shonguliba Village, Kasuli District in Kigoma Region, the Applicant, in the company of four (4) other individuals who are not party to these proceedings, stole money, a cellular phone, maize, and a bicycle from the family home of Stephano Selekwa. In the course of the theft, Stephano Selekwa and his wife were beaten and seriously injured. According to the record, the Applicant, who was armed with a gun, fired shots in the air to ward off neighbours seeking to assist the victims. 4. The Applicant was arrested on 13 December 2007 and charged with the offence of armed robbery as set out in sections 285 and 286 of the Respondent State’s Penal Code. He was subsequently tried, and convicted, on 18 February 2009, by the District Court of Kasulu and sentenced to thirty (30) years imprisonment and a fine of Tanzanian Shillings Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand (TZS 250 000). 5. The Applicant appealed against his conviction and sentence before the High Court of Tanzania sitting at Tabora. On 6 May 2013, his appeal was dismissed for lack of merit. 6. The Applicant further appealed to the Court of Appeal of Tanzania sitting at Tabora which, on 20 June 2014, dismissed his appeal thereby upholding the conviction and sentence. 7. The Applicant then applied to the Court of Appeal for review of the said decision, which was dismissed for lack of merit on 25 August 2017. B. Alleged violations 8. The Applicant alleges the following: 3