North West police commissioner welcomed the lengthy jail terms meted out against two men for the murder and attempted murder of Amcu leaders.
Rustenburg - North West police commissioner Lieutenant General Baile Motswenyane on Tuesday welcomed the lengthy jail terms the High Court in Pretoria meted out against two men for the murder and attempted murder of Association of Mineworkers and Construction Workers Union leaders in Marikana.
Amcu shop steward Msidiseni Kwenene also survived a hail of bullets while on his way to work in September 2017. He was shot once in the leg and managed to escape the attack. However, Mveliso Biyela was not that fortunate. He was shot dead in front of his wife and son in Wonderkop on September 22, 2017.
Silwane was found guilty on two counts of attempted murder and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment on each. He was also sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and 15 years for possession of a firearm without a license. He also got five years for unlawful possession of ammunition.
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