The killer of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani was stabbed to death in a South African prison two days before his controversial parole deadline, prison officials said on Tuesday, November 29.
“The Department of Corrections (DCS) confirms the unfortunate incident when the prisoner Janusz Walus was stabbed.said in the statement of the prisons administration. “The condition of the detainee is stable– he said, adding that the victim is currently receivingnecessary care“.
According to correctional services, which announced an investigation, preliminary information suggests that Mr. Walus, 69, was stabbed by another inmate. Last week, justice granted early release to this Polish immigrant who was linked to the far-right white African man who killed Chris Hani in 1993. He was due to be released by December 1 at the latest, according to a ruling by the Constitutional Court, the highest court. in the country.
The planned release caused tension in the country
Chris Haney’s widow condemned “diabolical judgement“. And the demonstration against his release gathered dozens of people on Saturday at the call of the historical ruling party, ANC. Between Saturday and Sunday, the grave of Chris Hahn in Ekurhuleni Municipality, east of Johannesburg, was vandalized.
Chris Haney, 50, a communist leader and high-ranking official in the armed wing of the Liberation Party, was murdered at the entrance to his garage on April 10, 1993 by Janusz Walus. At that time, delicate negotiations were going on with the white forces, taking into account the first democratic elections in the country.
The killing had inflamed racial tensions and sparked violent unrest in South African communities reeling from the last gasps of the racist regime. In a spirited televised address, Nelson Mandela appealed for calm.
Janusz Walus was sentenced to death, but when the new regime abolished the death penalty in 1994, his sentence was replaced by life imprisonment. He was eligible for parole for about 20 years. His previous requests had all been denied. Chris Hani’s death is commemorated in the Anti-Apartheid Hall of Fame every year in South Africa.
Source: Le Figaro
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