Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, were acquitted of all charges related to racketeering, trafficking in persons, rape, and sexual assault.
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has granted the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for the Eastern Cape leave to appeal against the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho.
The trio were acquitted of charges including rape, sexual assault, racketeering, and trafficking in persons.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) welcomed the decision.
NPA spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, said: “The legal team led by Advocate Apla Bodlani SC, Advocate Bayethe Maswazi from the Mthatha Society of Advocates, supported by NPA’s Advocate Joel Sesar and Advocate Mzoxolo Rusi, filed a comprehensive, legally sound application for leave to appeal by invoking the provisions of Section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (CPA).
