Janusz Walus, a far-right extremist who killed South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani nearly 30 years ago, was released on parole. The decision has caused furor and sparked street protests in South Africa
A Polish citizen who emigrated to South Africa in 1981, Walus, 69, was granted parole by the Constitutional Court in late November after serving nearly 30 years of his life sentence for Hani's murder.
The decision has caused furore and sparked street protests in South Africa, where some say the prospect of Walus' releaseHis parole takes effect from Dec. 7, the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services said in a statement.Protesters gather at the gates of the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre during a demonstration against the parole of Janusz Walus who murdered anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, in Pretoria, South Africa, November, 30, 2022.
His killing triggered nationwide riots that threatened to derail South Africa's transition to multi-racial democracy after decades of white minority rule under apartheid. "Offender Walus has been furnished with his parole conditions... If he violates the conditions, he will be returned to a correctional centre," the ministry said.
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