A picture of jail bars at a police station.
The Constitutional Court has ordered the Justice Department to grant former SACP general-Secretary Chris Hani’s Walus approached the Apex Court to ask for a review and to overturn Minister Ronald Lamola’s refusal to grant him parole.Chief Justice Raymond Zondo read out the unanimous judgment. “The decision of the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services made in March 2020, rejecting the applicant’s application for parole, is reviewed and set aside. The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services is ordered to place the applicant on parole on such terms and conditions, as he may deem appropriate and to take all such steps as may need to be taken to ensure that the applicant is released on parole within 10 calendar days from the date of this order.
[Strong Language] Limpho Hani, wife of Chris Hani reacts to the ConCourt’s decision to grant Hani’s killer, Janusz Walus parole. Mam’uHani says, referring to CJ Zondo’s ruling “In South Africa they are gods, what they say goes, you know about karma,I give them two years.”
689 days am counting ☝️