"There must be an exposition of who the real culprits are, outside of the people who pulled the trigger", argues leading commission lawyer, Dali Mpofu. From the moment horrific pictures of heavily-armed officers shooting miners were beamed around the world, the South African police have always insisted they acted in self-defence. But after 56 witnesses and 40,000 pages of evidence, commission lawyers say the police case is now in tatters. Four mortuary vans and 4,000 extra rounds of ammunition were ordered to the site several hours before the shooting. Most of the killed miners were shot in the back. National Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega has been widely criticised for evasive appearances at the commission, and for applauding her force just two days after the massacre, telling them, "whatever happened represents the best of responsible policing". But it is deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, that the Marikana lawyers now have in their sights. On the board of the mine owner, Lonmin, he pushed police to act "in a more pointed way" and lobbied ministers to treat the strikes as a "criminal act". Lawyers argue he set in motion a chain of commands that led to the murders. The Bishop of Pretoria, Jo Seoka, a mediator at Marikana on the day of the shootings, has also exclusively spoken out in this report to support the claims. "He is liable. He should be tried for murder."