The wife of Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has revealed how her husband was treated "like a prisoner" for six hours while he waited in a holding cell for his court appearance yesterday.
In a live Facebook video, Hannah Tamaki said her unsuspecting husband was stripped down to his undies and had his DNA and fingerprints taken at the Henderson custody unit yesterday morning.
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Brian Tamaki was transported from the Auckland Central Police Station earlier in the day when the Mt Eden custody unit was closed for a deep clean after a Covid-positive man escaped from the Holiday Inn MIQ facility and was put in the cell overnight.
The 63-year-old appeared in court later in the day charged with breaching his bail conditions and a fresh charge of violating a Covid-19 lockdown order by attending a second lockdown protest at the weekend. Tamaki is defending these charges and an earlier charge of organising and attending a mass gathering at the start of the month.