Marikana inquiry urges full probe into police killing of 34 miners: Zuma

By AFP

South Africa People gather on August 16, 2014 in Marikana next to the hill where, two years ago, miners where gunned down by South African police during a violent wave of strikes. By Mujahid Safodien AFPFile

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People gather on August 16, 2014 in Marikana next to the hill where, two years ago, miners where gunned down by South African police during a violent wave of strikes. By Mujahid Safodien (AFP/File)

Johannesburg (AFP) - An inquiry into the police killings of 34 striking South African workers at Marikana mine in 2012 has recommended a full investigation to determine the criminal liability of the police, President Jacob Zuma said Thursday.

"The commission recommends a full investigation under the direction of the director of public prosecutions... with a view to ascertaining criminal liability on the part of all members of the South African Police Service who were involved in the incidents," said Zuma in a public broadcast.