{"id":67,"date":"2018-03-01T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T11:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.quriusolutions.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2018-03-25T12:17:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T12:17:51","slug":"court-jails-south-african-pastor-who-sprayed-his-followers-with-insecticide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.quriusolutions.com\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Court jails South African pastor who sprayed his followers with insecticide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gq0IfgmcW0I\/WpfIwpfJXeI\/AAAAAAAAC-A\/TM_V4sD8uCwRh6MwIYz5l-9bHHh-UQfjACLcBGAs\/s1600\/5a97a5fdc65a0.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"483\" data-original-width=\"618\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gq0IfgmcW0I\/WpfIwpfJXeI\/AAAAAAAAC-A\/TM_V4sD8uCwRh6MwIYz5l-9bHHh-UQfjACLcBGAs\/s640\/5a97a5fdc65a0.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>South African self-styled prophet who sparked outrage on social media for spraying his followers with insecticide has been sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>Prophet Lethebo Rabalago, 25,&nbsp; the leader of The Mount Zion General Assembly was found guilty of contravening the Agricultural Stock Remedies Act.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Mookgopong magistrate Frans Mahodi\u201a sentenced\u201a him to one year in jail or a fine of R6\u201a000 for contravening the Stock and Agricultural Remedies Act 36 of 1947\u201a which deals with pest control operators.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVnf2i1DuQI\/WpfIwhjwXhI\/AAAAAAAAC98\/wyEXM3xs-u4KccLUltyFq1bLcb0u5SECgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/5a97a6c4b1923.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"341\" data-original-width=\"512\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iVnf2i1DuQI\/WpfIwhjwXhI\/AAAAAAAAC98\/wyEXM3xs-u4KccLUltyFq1bLcb0u5SECgCLcBGAs\/s640\/5a97a6c4b1923.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;\">The controversial prophet was also sentenced to three years in jail or a R30\u201a000 fine for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. However\u201a half of the fine for assault was suspended, Sowetan Live reported.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;\">His lawyer Edmund Lubusi, told the Court that his client will pay off his fine of R21\u201a000 in installments of R3\u201a000 a month.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 200%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;\">\u201c<i>We have made an arrangement that my client will pay 3,000 rand in installments every month until the fine is fully paid,<\/i>\u201d Lubusi told the paper.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African self-styled prophet who sparked outrage on social media for spraying his followers with insecticide has been sentenced. 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