SDA Evangelist Marufu Walks Free as Prosecutors Challenge Police to Prove Facebook Post Ownership

The legal case against Seventh Day Adventist Evangelist Sam Marufu hit a roadblock, with prosecutors demanding concrete evidence linking him to the disputed social media posts, leading to his release. Authorities now require Meta confirmation to prove ownership of the Facebook content. The friction centers on the state's inability to secure digital forensic evidence, which stalled the prosecution. The core vulnerability is the prosecution's dependence on foreign tech platforms for user data, which creates a jurisdictional bottleneck that can collapse cybercrime cases.