# Government has confirmed that criminal proceedings are set to commence next week against five suspects in connection with the 2022 Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster in the Free State. Three people died when the dam wall broke. Department of Water and Sanitation’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the five suspects, who are employed by an engineering company, will face charges of murder, malicious damage to property and contravention of the Health and Safety Act:
Five suspects to be prosecuted over the deadly Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster [SOUND]
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