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Parliament to monitor implementation of Marikana commission recommendations─── 07:12 Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Cape Town - Police minister Nathi Nhleko would be summoned to Parliament within the next two months to explain how he intends implementing the recommendations of the Marikana commission of inquiry, the legislature’s portfolio committee on police said on Thursday night.
The damning report, which found fault with the police’s actions on August 16, 2012, which led to the killing of 34 miners at the Lonmin mine in the North West province, recommends, among others, an inquiry into the fitness of office of both the national police commissioner Riah Phiyega and the provincial commissioner.
“We understand that we can never replace the lives lost on that day, we can only make sure that incidents such as these never happen again by putting preventative measures in place,” said Francois Beukman, committee chair.
Beukman said the report highlighted the importance of having credible and effective police leadership.
“The Committee will in this regard await the outcomes of the processes announced by the President,” he said.
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