South Africa's National Prosecutor's Office said at least 14 of the dozen men arrested were accused of attacking a group of women who were making a music video this year. He said he was accused of rape. Moon.
A court Wednesday charged him with seven men in connection with gang rape, prosecutor's office spokeswoman Phindi Louw Mjonondwane told his VOA, and he also charged seven men. He added that the person will be charged with rape tomorrow.
They were all part of her 80 men who were the first to be arrested in the massive police sweep after the incident, she confirmed.
The women were attacked by a group of masked, armed men two weeks earlier while making a music video in the Krugersdorp mining area outside Johannesburg.
Mjonondwane said all those accused of rape were foreigners, including those from Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
"Seven defendants appeared before the Krugersdorp Magistrates Court and were charged with a range of charges, including rape, sexual assault, immigration violations and aggravated robbery. ' she said.
Many of those arrested are believed to work here as illegal miners, known as Zama Zama. The incident sparked outrage and xenophobia in the local community as mobs attacked Zama Zama.
Police said they would use DNA kits to identify alleged attackers among those arrested, similar to police line-ups. It did not comment on how the people had been identified.
South Africa, which celebrated Women's Day on Tuesday, was shocked by the brutal attack because of high rates of rape and gender-based violence.
Police recorded more than 36,000 rapes in 2020-21.
