vii. Ms Blandina KASAGAMA, Legal Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East Africa Cooperation. After deliberation, renders this Judgment: I. THE PARTIES 1. Mr. Umalo Mussa (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”) is a national of Tanzania who, at the time of filing the Application, was awaiting execution at the Butimba Central Prison in Mwanza Region, having been tried and convicted for the offence of murder and sentenced to death. The Applicant alleges a violation of his rights to a fair trial in connection with proceedings before domestic courts. 2. The Application is filed against the United Republic of Tanzania (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent State”), which became a Party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as the “the Charter”) on 21 October 1986 and the Protocol on 10 February 2006. It deposited, on 29 March 2010, the Declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol (hereinafter referred to as “the Declaration”) by virtue of which it accepted the jurisdiction of the Court to receive cases from individuals and Non-Governmental Organisations. On 21 November 2019, the Respondent State deposited, with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, an instrument withdrawing its Declaration. The Court has held that withdrawal has no bearing on pending cases and new cases filed before the withdrawal comes into effect, one (1) year after the deposit, that is, on 22 November 2020.1 1 Andrew Ambrose Cheusi v. United Republic of Tanzania (judgment) (26 June 2020) 4 AfCLR 219, § 38. 2