Pastor Adelaja's Day 2 In court: Adjourned till 7th of October, 2011

BY Chukwudi OHIRI

For the second time, Pastor Adelaja who is presently undergoing trial in Ukraine for an alleged involvement in a pyramid scheme, complicity in allegations against a certain Kings Capital Investment Company as well as defrauding his members of large sums of money as reported by MIGHTIER THAN SWORD recently was again, arraigned before a Ukrainian Court on Tuesday, 27^th September, 2011.

A large crowd of pastor Adelaja’s teeming supporters besieged the court premises chanting solidarity slogans in defense of pastor Adelaja. According to our source, they were shouting on top of their voices saying, “Pastor Sunday is innocent! Pastor Sunday is innocent, clean and honest person!” The atmosphere was overcharged and turned into a celebration and victory march.

Inside the court room, the atmosphere was more peaceful than it was during the first hearing. However, pastor Adelaja could not hide his excitement in the court room as he defiantly proclaimed the word of God in Ukrainian language to the dismay of the trial judge Alexander Dzyuba who threatened to charge him for contempt and remand him in prison custody.

Finally, when hearing resumed, there was no interpreter and Pastor Sunday’s lawyer, Andriy Fedur complained that his client’s understanding of Ukrainian language was very poor but Pastor Sunday volunteered to use either the Ukrainian language or at best, Russian, a request which was turned down by the trial judge who rather started asking questions bordering on Pastor Adelaja’s family life and past criminal convictions. In the end, nothing of substance could be arrived at and the case was again adjourned till Friday, October 7, 2011 as further investigations are still ongoing.

Recall that MIGHTIER THAN SWORD previously narrated in details how Pastor Adelaja had alleged political vendetta in the whole allegations against him and further urged his faithful to persevere in prayers for God’s intervention in order to shame his detractors. Updates on this case will be published in subsequent editions as they unfold.