A pastor famous and locally influential for his fiery preaching of a church evangelical tried in a child kidnapping case was acquitted Thursday in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while three co-defendants who had named him as their leader were sentenced to death.
The military court which has been examining the case since last month revealed that it lacked evidence to convict Jean Omari, pastor of the “Church Christian for all nations Emmanuel”, famous and locally influential for his fiery prayers and miracles.
