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South Africa's Marikana Miners Freed of Murder Charges

The murder charges brought against the 270 mineworkers were withdrawn and they will be released on a warning. They would have been tried under the "common purpose" doctrine - a law last used in the apartheid era - for the murder of 34 co-workers. The miners were killed during a confrontation with police after a series of violent protests for improved working conditions and wages.

  • South Africa:   Marikana Murder Charges Withdrawn

    SAPA, 2 September 2012

    The murder charges brought against 270 Lonmin mineworkers were withdrawn and they will be released on a warning, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Sunday. Read more »

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Werner Beukes/SAPA

Police on standby at Lonmin's troubled Marikana mine days before clashes with mine workers left 34 dead and 78 injured.

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