The Office of South Africa today provisionally withdrew murder charges against 270 mine workers, blamed for the deaths of 34 colleagues in a clash on 16 August with police in Marikana. late charges only conducted once all investigations have been completed, said Nomgcobo Jiba, head of the Office.also the director of the Public Ministry said in a press conference that the charges will be filed only after the investigations of the government commission, created to effect by the South African president, Jacob Zuma.About three thousand miners Marikana platinum mine, the British firm Lonmin, began last August 10 strike to demand better pay and working conditions. Two days after the first clashes began violence that left 10 dead, including two police officers. This situation came to a head six days later when miners and police clashed with 34 people dead, 78 injured and 270 arrested, 11 were arrested in a hospital. The Prosecutor's decision to blame the miners responded to an old law of "common purpose", implemented in the apartheid period with the utility to pursue and detain citizens who opposed the apartheid regime. The South African Minister of Justice, Jeff Radebe, was forced to intervene after the indictment to calm the situation, recognizing that the measure caused "quite a stir, panic and confusion among community members and the general public." Radebe Jiba requested a report explaining the reasons for miners blame the bloody events. 's lawyers claimed the 270 accused in a letter to South African head of state to intercede and ensure the immediate release of the miners. Zuma said yesterday in a statement that no interfere with the development of the judicial process and reiterated the independence of the courts and prosecutors. tomorrow is expected to continue negotiations between the government, employers and unions miners, after two days of discussions, to find a solution to the dispute, according to sources, is only the tip of the iceberg of mining in South Africa.
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