South Africa: Police 'Defective Plan' to Blame for Marikana Massacre

25 June 2015

The police operation that led to the deaths of at least 34 striking miners in Marikana should not have taken place because of the defects in the tactical plan, the commission in charge of the investigation has concluded, the South African president has said.

Jacob Zuma, in an address to the nation on Thursday, said the Farlam commission, appointed by the presidency in August 2012 to investigate the events in Marikana that left 44 people dead during a protracted wage strike, found the police plan to be "defective".

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