Marikana massacre: Survivor wants to see Ramaphosa in court eNCA
At the time, Ramaphosa was a non-executive director of Lonmin."I was shot while I was running away, so much so that they fired the final bullets as I lay on the ground," Magidiwana said."As I speak to you, my wellbeing as a human being has been severely impacted. It’s no secret, even the doctors know that [the police] were making sure they were killing me.”
In a series of emails between him and the Lonmin board, Ramaphosa had called for concomitant action to end some of the violence during the protests in the lead-up to the massacre.He says if the president were to appear in court, everyone would know the law is supreme whether you are rich or poor.* eNCA reporter Aviwe Mtila filed this report. Watch the video above.
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