Legal expert Ulrich le Roux says it will be difficult for the National Prosecuting Authority NPA to get Televangelist Timothy Omotoso extradited if they wish to have him retried.
This comes after Omotoso returned to his country of origin, Nigeria . He left OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg for Lagos on Sunday.
Omotoso voluntarily opted to be deported after immigration authorities arrested him in East London in the Eastern Cape earlier this month.
The High Court in Gqeberha had acquitted him and two others of 32 charges including rape, racketeering and human trafficking last month.
The NPA has appealed the judgment.