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NPA seeks leave to appeal Omotoso acquittal
The Mercury
|October 28, 2025
THE National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) yesterday argued before the Gqeberha High Court why it should be granted leave to appeal the acquittal verdict handed down to Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused.
While Omotoso has left the country, the State is still pursuing the matter.
Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani, aged 41, and Zikiswa Sitho, aged 33, had faced charges ranging from racketeering and trafficking in persons to rape.
The trial spanned eight years before the acquittal. Judge Irma Schoeman found that the State failed to properly cross-examine the accused and to present compelling evidence against them.
In its application for leave to appeal, the State asked the court to reserve six key "questions of law" for possible appeal.
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