Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso's lawyer Peter Daubermann has spoken out after he was followed and harassed by angry protesters outside the Port Elizabeth High Court on Wednesday.
"It's very unfortunate, unnecessary and uncalled for, other than that, I don't really want to comment," he told the African News Agency (ANA) on Thursday.
Protesters threw water and hurled comments at him and called him a "rubbish" for defending a rapist. They demanded that he drop the case and threatened that they knew where he lived.
Daubermann has been widely criticised by the public for his line of questioning during cross-examination.
Several political parties and organisations have also condemned his line of questioning.
During the trial, even Judge Mandela Makaula put a stop to Daubermann from asking what he called "unfair" questions.
The Nigerian pastor faces 63 main charges and 34 alternative counts which include human trafficking, rape, sexual assault, racketeering and conspiracy in aiding another person to commit sexual assault. His two alleged henchwomen, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho are accused of recruiting girls from all over the country for purposes of sexual exploitation.
The 60-year-old televangelist allegedly trafficked more than 30 girls and women who were from various branches of his church to a house in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, where he allegedly sexually exploited them. The trial continues on Monday.
- African News Agency (ANA),
