Farlam commission have seen "new" Marikana footage in November

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

The chairperson of the Farlam Commission says reportedly new cellphone video footage taken by policemen of the Marikana shootings was seen by the Commission in November.

The video was released by Britain's Channel 4 News on Sunday, and shows how police kept their guns trained on two men while they crawled through a field.

It shows a tactical response team officer calling for restraint while a miner is on the move.
Shots were then fired and the video shows the lifeless body of a man.

Retired judge Ian Farlam said a statement will be issued later on Tuesday.

"The video footage was provided to the commission by the South African Police service without compulsion, neither SAPS nor the parties who's representative quoted in the broadcast have given testimony before the commission" Farlam said.