Janusz Walus parole: DA to submit questions to determine whether due process was followed
10 March 2016
Release: immediate
The DA notes that Chris Hani’s convicted assassin has succeeded in his application for parole. The DA, as the party committed to the Rule of Law and due process, will be submitting parliamentary questions to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Mike Masutha, seeking legal clarity that all processes and protocols were observed by the North Gauteng High Court and the Parole Board in coming to this determination.
This follows the announcement this morning that one of the functionaries of Apartheid, Mr Walus, received parole after serving almost 23 years in jail for the murder of Chris Hani. This was granted by the North Gauteng High Court.
The DA maintains that the Apartheid system and his conduct spurred on a series of violent acts by functionaries that represent the worst in our society and that these actions are to be condemned in the strongest terms possible. Millions of South Africans suffered under the Apartheid system and are still healing the wounds today.