South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday described the police killings of 34 striking miners near Marikana in 2012 as a “horrendous tragedy,” saying investigators found that officers followed a flawed plan to control the protesters and there was “a complete lack of command and control” among some police at the scene. A government-appointed commission recommended that state prosecutors determine whether any police involved in the killings on Aug. 16 of that year were criminally liable, but concluded senior political leaders were not responsible for the killings, Zuma said on national television.<\/p>\n
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