A preacher has been given a suspended jail sentence for selling a bogus Covid cure during the pandemic. Bishop Climate Wiseman, 47, warned his followers they could “end up dropping dead” during the first year of the pandemic.
He urged them to get the mixture – consisting of hyssop, cedarwood and olive oil – as soon as possible. The oil was sold for £91 on its own, under names including “divine cleansing oil” and “plague protection oil”, or as part of a “divine plague protection kit”, containing a card and scarlet yarn.
At Inner London Crown Court on Monday, Wiseman was sentenced to one year in jail, suspended for two years, and ordered to carry out 130 hours of unpaid community work. He was also made to pay a total of £60,072.
