Marikana murder charges: South Africa minister wants explanation

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Source: BBC News

South Africa's justice minister has demanded an explanation after 270 miners were charged with the murder of their colleagues who were shot by police.

The decision had "induced a sense of shock, panic and confusion" among South Africans, Jeff Radebe said.

State prosecutors charged the miners under the apartheid-era "common purpose" doctrine.

The decision has already been condemned by constitutional lawyers.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19438343

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. An explanation is just the start.

Then we could go for dropping the charges against the miners who survived the massacre and charging the actual killers: the police doing the bidding of the mine owners.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Update - Marikana mine strike: South Africa to drop murder charges

South African prosecutors have provisionally dropped murder charges against 270 miners whose colleagues were shot dead by police.

The charges cannot be dismissed formally until the end of the inquiry, but prosecutors said all detained miners would be freed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19457502