South Africa must prosecute Marikana killers, says Amnesty
'The tragedy of the Marikana killings is compounded by the shocking fact that no one has yet been held accountable'
15 August 2017 - 08:18
Amnesty International urged South African authorities to move forward with prosecutions over the killing by police of 34 people in a single day at Lonmin Plc’s Marikana platinum operations five years ago. “The tragedy of the Marikana killings is compounded by the shocking fact that no one responsible for the bloodshed has yet been held accountable,” Shenilla Mohamed, executive director of Amnesty International South Africa, said in a statement. The organization has also called for victims and their families to receive adequate compensation.
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