(viii) having been convicted on the basis of the testimony of a single individual, fraught with contradictions, in the absence of any identification parade; (ix) having been convicted without his alibi defence being seriously considered by the Judge; (x) having been convicted despite the fact that the crime weapons and the items stolen were not found; (xi) having been sentenced to thirty years in prison, a punishment which was not applicable at the time of the offence; and (xii) the judgment by which he was convicted and sentenced was not delivered in open court. lll. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 6. The Application was received at the Court Registry on 8 October 2013. 7. On 5 November 2013, the Registry, pursuant to Rules 35(2) and (3) of the Rules of Court transmitted the Application to the Respondent, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and, through her, to the Executive Council of the Union, as well as to all the other States Parties to the Protocol. 8. After having requested and obtained leave of Court for extension of time, the Respondent transmitted to the Registry its Response to the Application on 6 February 2014. That Response comprised in the Annex a series of Tanzanian legal texts as well as two decisions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Commission’). 9. The Registry received the Applicant’s Reply on 7 March 2014. aS ® 2 = © “ 2