Chris Hani’s Killer Must Rot In Jail, Says SACP Chief Nzimande

Riyaz Patel

Lawyers representing convicted murderer Janusz Walus have asked the High Court in Pretoria to set aside then Justice Minister Michael Masutha’s decision to deny the killer parole.

Walus is currently serving a life sentence for gunning down SACP leader Chris Hani outside his Boksburg home in 1993.

South African Communist Party General Secretary (SACP) Blade Nzimande says Polish immigrant Walus must rot in jail for killing Hani. Nzimande and Hani’s widow, Limpho, were attending Monday’s proceedings at the High Court.

The decision by former minister of justice Michael Masutha not to place Janusz Walus on parole should not be reviewed and set aside, Masutha’s legal team argued.

Advocate Roelof du Plessis, on behalf of Walus, said his client had shown “remorse” for his actions, having apologised to the family and is undergoing extensive rehabilitation.

“He admits to rationalising [his actions] before, during and shortly after he committed the crime but presently, he has