The establishment of the committee comes after the acquittal of Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, in a rape trial which recently sparked controversy in the province of the Eastern Cape High Court.

Earlier this week, Cultural, Religious and Linguistic (CRL) Commission Chairperson, Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva, briefed the media over the mandate of the committee saying the move is not to regulate and dictate to the church but to restore some order in the religious sector. 

Independent Section 22 Committee, Professor Musa Xulu, "And we should also be meeting with the National Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services. We must also know when these people who commit some of these crimes, when they come out of prison. 

Because suddenly they become extremely religious and they start working with children, it usually becomes problematic. So it's part of the consultations." 
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