NPA to appeal Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal [SOUND]

# The National Prosecuting Authority’s Director of Public Prosecutions in the Eastern Cape, Barry Madolo, has decided to appeal the judgment acquitting controversial Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused. He and his co-accused, Lusanda Solani and Zukiswa Sitho, were acquitted last month of 32 charges, including allegations of rape, racketeering and human trafficking. The NPA’s spokesperson, advocate Mthunzi Mhaga, told the SABC that there are reasonable prospects of a successful appeal despite the complexities of the legal process: