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Timothy Omotoso, accused of rape and human trafficking, lost his request for permission to appeal the decision of a Port Elizabeth Superior Court judge not to grant him bail.
In sentencing Wednesday morning, Judge Phillip Zilwa said there was no reasonable prospect that another court would reach a different conclusion.
According to Zilwa, Omotoso’s defense attorney, Peter Daubermann, did not present any relevant basis or merit to form an opinion that another court would rule differently.
It is the third time Omotoso has failed to obtain bail after having previously tried and failed twice in Port Elizabeth Magistrates Court.
Daubermann previously mentioned that he would take the matter to the Supreme Court of Appeals.
Omotoso, along with his co-defendant Lusanda Sulani, 37, and Zukiswa Sitho, 29, face 63 main charges and 34 alternative charges, ranging from rape to sexual assault, human trafficking and organized crime.
Omotoso has been in custody since his arrest in April 2017, while Sulani and Sitho are out on bail of R2,000 each.
His main trial is expected to resume after trial judge Irma Schoeman has ruled on two separate requests: one from the state to make amendments to the prosecution and the other from the defense to remove evidence from two state witnesses for the record they had testified.
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