5 On 25 September 2005, the Applicant filed Criminal Appleal No.228t200S before the Court of Appeal of Tanzania sitting in Arusha. By a Judgment of 2g October 2007 the Court of Appeal dismissed this appeal and upheld the sentence of thirty (30) years imprisonment. B. 6 Alleged violations The Applicant made several complaints in relation to the manner of his detention, trial and sentencing by the Respondent State's judicial authorities. He specifically complains about the following: "i. Having been accused on the basis of the biased acts of a Police Officer who, acting for and on behalf of the Criminal lnvestigation Department (ClD), obtained and registered the Applicant's statement in a manner contrary to the established procedure; ii. Having been detained in contravention of the provisions of Sections 50 and 51 of the Criminal Procedure Act; iii. Having been sentenced on the basis of an error in law and in fact for having taken into account the so-called testimony of a prosecution witness; iv. The excessive nature of the 30 years prison sentence pronounced by the Court of First lnstance contrary to the maximum sentence of 15 years set forth in Sections 285 and 286 of the Penal Code; v. Having been sentenced in violation of Section 13 (b) (c) of the 1977 Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania and contrary to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights; vi. That the Appellate Courts failed to take note that the 30 years prison sentence was excessive and was not applicable at the time the facts occurred; vii. viii. 7. Having not received the assistance of a lawyer as well as legal aid; Having thus been discriminated against." That in light of the foregoing, the Applicant submits that the nt State has violated A rticle 13 (b) (c) of the Constitutio n of the United Republic of / 't/ 3 ---- e-g