ffi VI That, Sections 4(c) and 5(a) of the Minimum Sentence Act are valid and do not infringe the fundamental rights of the Applicants. v That, Section 4(c) and 5(a) of the Minimum Sentence Act are in conformity with Articles 64(5) of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, 1977. vilt That, the sentence of Thirty years imprisonment for the offence of Armed Robbery was laMul. tx That, the Application lacks merits and should be dismissed x That, the Applicants should not be awarded reparations XI That, the costs of this Application be borne by the Applicants." V. JURISDICTION 24. Pursuant to Article 3(1) of the Protocol, "the jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the Charter, this Protocol and any other relevant Human Rights instrument ratified by the States concerned." Further, in terms of Rule 39(1) of the Rules, "the Court shall conduct preliminary examination of jurisdiction .. .'. its A. Objections to material jurisdiction 25.The Respondent State raises two objections relating to the material jurisdiction of the Court: firstly, that the Applicants are asking the Court to act as a court of first instance, and, secondly, that in so far as the First Applicant is concerned, this action is an abuse of process and it amounts to commencing multiple actions over the same facts. I {/