SACP leader Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Waluś has been released on parole, according to the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services.
“Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola has placed offender Janusz Waluś on parole under strict conditions with effect from Wednesday 07 December 2022,” the department said in a statement.
The decision follows the judgment of the Constitutional Court handed down on Monday 21 November 2022. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo ordered the department to release Walus in 10 days.
Walus was only discharged from hospital on Wednesday as he has been receiving treatment after he was involved in a stabbing incident.
“The department said he will serve two years community corrections inline with the parole regime upon which he is released,” the department said.
“There is no question that offender Walus is a polarizing figure in our budding constitutional democracy, and that his release has understandably re-opened wounds among
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