000521 The Court composed of: Sylvain ORE, President; Ben KIOKO, Vlce-President; Rafai BEN ACHOUR, Angelo V. MATUSSE, Suzanne MENGUE, M-Th6r6se MUKAMULISA, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella l. ANUKAM - Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. ln accordance with Article 22 of lhe Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Protocol") and Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court (hereinafter refened to as "the Rules"), Justice lmani D. ABOUD, a national of Tanzania, did not hear the case. ln the Matter of Dismas BUNYERERE Self-represented versus UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA Represented by: i. ii. Dr. Clement J. MASHAMBA, Solicitor General, Office of the Solicitor General Ms. Aidah A. KISUMO, Senior State Attorney, Attorney General's Chambers after deliberation, renders the following Judgment, I. I THE PART]ES Dismas Bunyerere (hereinafter referred to as 'the Applicant"), is a national of Tanzania currently serving a sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment following conviction for armed robbery 2