North West acting police commissioner, Maj-Gen Patrick Asaneng has denied claims that he wanted illegal miners who were trapped underground in Stilfontein to starve.
Asaneng was testifying during the second leg of the national inquiry into the policy framework around artisanal mining, its impact on the human rights of surrounding communities and the scope and tactics employed in Operation Vala Umgodi.
At no point was the primary objective of operation Umgodi to starve the miners. At no stage did I say the tactic was to starve the miners. I deny that commissioners, he said on Monday.
