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South Africa: Anti-Apartheid Hero's Killer Stabbed in Prison Before Being Released on Parole
DW, 29 November 2022
Janusz Walus was due to be released on parole after serving nearly 30 years in prison for killing anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani. News of his expected release caused wide… Read more »
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South Africa: Janusz Walus and Parole for Prisoners Serving Life Sentences - The Weaknesses of the Court's Decision
The Conversation Africa, 30 November 2022
The murder of Chris Hani, a South African liberation struggle hero, by Janusz Walus on 10 April 1993 almost derailed the country's transition from apartheid to democracy. Now,… Read more »
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South Africa: The Man Who Assassinated Anti-Apartheid Hero Chris Hani to Walk Free
Scrolla, 22 November 2022
Janusz Walus, who was imprisoned for the murder of anti-apartheid activist and SACP leader Chris Hani in 1993, is set to walk free after a Constitutional Court ruling on Monday. Read more »
Anti-Apartheid Hero's Killer Stabbed in South African Prison
The convicted killer of anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani was stabbed in prison ahead of his release on parole from a life sentence.
South African prison authorities said on Tuesday November 29, 2022 that the 69-year-old Polish man Janusz Walus was stabbed, allegedly by a fellow inmate. Walus had been convicted of the 1993 killing of Hani, an opponent of South Africa's apartheid government.
Walus was set to walk free after a Constitutional Court ruling, writes Chris Gilili for Scrolla.
During the near-30 years Walus has spent in prison, he has made several attempts to be released on parole. Chief Justice of South Africa Raymond Zondo said that the March 2020 decision to reject Walus's request for parole had been reviewed and set aside.
Right-wing politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who was alleged to have ordered the hit carried out by Walus, was granted medical parole in 2015. He died of cancer in 2016.
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South African Communist Party General-Secretary Chris Hani Who Was Assassinated in 1993 (file photo).
