Friday, August 31, 2012

South African miners charged with murder of colleagues killed by cops...

Workers arrested at South Africa's Marikana mine have been charged in court with the murder of 34 of their colleagues shot by police.

The 270 workers would be tried under the "common purpose" doctrine because they were in the crowd which confronted police on 16 August, an official said.

Police opened fire, killing 34 miners and sparking a national outcry.

The decision to charge the workers was "madness", said former ruling ANC party youth leader Julius Malema.

"The policemen who killed those people are not in custody, not even one of them. This is madness," said Mr Malema, who was expelled from the ANC (African National Congress) earlier this year following a series of disagreements with President Jacob Zuma.

"The whole world saw the policemen kill those people," Mr Malema said, adding that he would ask defence lawyers to make an urgent application at the high court. Full story...

Related posts:
  1. Mine "bloodbath" shocks post-apartheid S.Africa...
  2. At least 18 killed as S. African police open fire on thousands of striking miners
  3. South Africa 'in the grip of increasing lawlessness'
  4. Vigilante killings and "necklacing" in South Africa...
  5. South African stoned to death for stealing phone...
  6. Four men in South Africa raped by bosses and made to drink urine...
  7. Sexy interracial poster sparks furor in South Africa...
  8. SAfrica police probe Facebook photo depicting white hunter kneeling over black boy...

No comments:

Post a Comment