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Marikana trial: Did tear gas, stun grenades fired at miners cause chaos?

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Former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe is charged with murder and attempted murder following events that happened at Lonmin K3 shaft in Marikana on 13 August, three days before the massacre.
Five people were killed after a stand-off between police officers and striking miners.
The trial is expected to continue until 28 May.
Could it be that tear gas and stun grenades fired by the police at striking Marikana miners on 13 August 2012 caused the chaos that resulted in deaths and injuries, or did the police act because they were being attacked?
These are some of the questions the North West High Court may be confronted with as the trial against former provincial deputy police commissioner William Mpembe and five other officers continues. ....

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Marikana trial: Defence lawyer accuses State witness of not testifying 'truthfully'

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William Mpembe s lawyer believes a police officer s testimony was far from the truth of what happened in Marikana.
The officer was under cross-examination for the third day on Thursday.
Mpembe s lawyer took issue with a statement the officer had previously made, compared to the evidence he gave in court.
The North West High Court in Mahikeng on Thursday continued with the cross-examination of State witness, Sergeant Benjamin Mahume, in the trial of former provincial deputy police commissioner, William Mpembe, and five other officers.
Mpembe s lawyer, advocate Jan Ellis, cross-examined Mahume for the third day before Judge Tebogo Djaje. ....

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Marikana trial: The situation was 'tense', emotional officer testifies under cross-examination

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A police officer testifying in the murder trial of former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe told the court one of his colleagues died at the hands of striking miners.
The officer became emotional as he described the events.
The trial continues until 28 May.
A police officer struggled to contain himself at the Marikana trial in the North West High Court on Wednesday when he testified about the death of one of his colleagues on 13 August 2012 at Lonmin K3 shaft.
State witness Sergeant Benjamin Mahume was being cross-examined for a second day by Jan Ellis, the lawyer representing former North West deputy police commissioner William Mpembe. The cross-examination was technical and focused on various aspects of what happened that day when police and striking miners clashed, resulting in the death of five people. ....

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