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Annika Larsen speaks with Africa Melane about her exclusive interview with Janusz Walus, the convicted killer of Chris Hani, revealing the startling confessions Walus made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Janusz Walus, the man convicted for the murder of Chris Hani, has been engaging in media interviews in Poland, where he was deported in December 2024 after completing his parole. In several interviews, Walus appeared unrepentant and even justified his act. Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Rafal Pankowski, political scientist & head of the "Never Again" Association's East Europe Monitoring Center.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former SACP leader Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus has been deported back to his home country, in Poland. In November 2022, the Constitutional Court found that then Justice minister Ronald Lamola's decision at the time , to refuse to grant Walus parole in 2020 had been irrational. The court then set the decision aside paving the way for the release of  Walus from prison, after 28 years in prison.  The South African citizenship of Polish-born Walus was revoked in 2017. But he was granted residence after his release to enable him to serve his two-year parole period in South Africa. On Friday government said that since Janus Waluz  no longer holds any South African enabling documents, the Department of Home Affairs will be deporting him. There's been a lot of reaction on the matter with some saying this could have ended differently and the South African Communist Party calling for an inquest into Hani's death, saying that without it, justice was incomplete. For more Bongiwe Zwane spoke to  we are now joined on the line by Dr Sithembiso Bhengu, Director at the Chris Hani Institute and Advocate Malose Monene, from the Limpopo Bar 

Walus, killed Hani in 1993. In November 2022, the Constitutional Court found then-justice minister Ronald Lamola's decision to refuse Walus parole in 2020 had been irrational and set it aside, paving the way for his release from prison the following month, after 28 years behind bars.  Jon Gericke spoke Dr. Alex Mashilo, the SACP Central Committee member and National Spokesperson 

An inmate, accused of stabbing Janusz Walus, the killer of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani, has reportedly not been formally charged. This despite the incident happening over a year ago. The accused inmate, Mandla Madonsela, a former member of uMkhonto we Sizwe and sergeant in the South African Air Force reportedly stabbed Walus' just two days before his controversial release on parole in November 2022. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Correctional Services spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo

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If you're held "on remand" it means you haven't been convicted of a crime yet, but also that you can't secure bail or a judge's release. Practically, it means you go to jail, and stay there while your case crawls through the courts.In some provinces there are thousands more people on remand in jail than there are convicted criminals serving jail time. It leads to crowding, illness and sometimes death. Should a person who hasn't been convicted ever die in jail? How is this system supposed to work, and what's led to its current state?GUEST: Geena Mortfield, court and crime reporter for the Brandon Sun; writing in The Walus

Die ANC-president Cyril Ramaphosa, sê die party is baie hartseer en teleurgesteld dat Chris Hani se moordenaar, Janusz Walus, op parool vrygelaat is. Walus het Hani, die leier van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommuniste Party, in April 1993 in 'n sluipmoord-aanval doodgeskiet. Ramaphosa sê Hani was een van die groot geeste van Afrika en een van die mees geliefde mense, en sonder enige twyfel 'n buitengewone leier van die rewolusionêre beweging.

After spending 28 years in prison for the assassination of South African Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress leader Chris Hani, Janusz Walus was released from prison on Wednesday, as ordered by the Constitutional Court. The Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services confirmed that Walus had been placed on parole under strict conditions. Walus was due to be paroled on 1 December, however, his release was delayed after he was stabbed in Kgosi Mampuru prison in Tshwane where he had been serving his life sentence. News24 previously reported that the 69-year-old was queuing for dinner when he was stabbed in his upper body with a sharp object. The man accused of stabbing him is serving a life sentence for murder and attempted murder. "Offender Walus was only discharged from hospital today (07 December 2022) as he had been receiving treatment after he was involved in a stabbing incident," the ministry said. Walus was sentenced to death for the murder of Hani in 1993, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment after the death penalty was abolished. After his death sentence was commuted, he became eligible for parole in 2005, and started applying to be released on parole from 2011. However, he was denied multiple times over the years. His bid for parole was eventually successful after his legal challenge ended up in the apex court, which ordered that he be released. Constitutional rights In the statement, the ministry was at pains to explain his release. "There is no question that offender Walus is a polarising figure in our budding constitutional democracy, and that his release has understandably reopened wounds among some in society, especially the family of the late struggle icon Chris Hani. "Offender Walus' actions sought to derail the democratic project at its most critical, formative stage, when the choice of either setting the country on a sustainable path of peace, democracy and reconciliation on the one hand, or chaos, civil strife and blood-letting on the other, was constantly one bad decision away. "His killing of Hani was unqualifiedly among those actions that sought to condemn the country to the latter fate, had it not been for the inspired leadership of our nation's founders and the resolve of the people of South Africa." The ministry added that previous decisions to deny Walus parole were not made to avenge Hani, but had always been within the context of giving effect to the interests of justice, from the perspective of what the sentencing court had sought to achieve. The Constitutional Court judgment removed the decision-making power from Justice Minister Ronald Lamola in this instance. The ministry said courts, on previous occasions, had said the Constitution was located in a history involving a transition from "a society based on division, injustice and exclusion from the democratic process, to one which respects the dignity of all citizens and includes all in the process of governance". "As such, the process of interpreting the Constitution must recognise the context in which we find ourselves and the Constitution's goal of a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights. "This spirit of transition and transformation characterises the constitutional enterprise as a whole. 'Uphold the rights of everybody on an equal basis' "Our parole system is not a wanton license for unaccountability and impunity. Neither does it nullify the original verdict and sentence imposed by the courts. Parole is an acknowledged part of our correctional system," it said, adding: It has proved to be a vital part of reformative treatment for the paroled person who is treated by moral suasion. The ministry added that this was consistent with the law and that everyone had the right not to be deprived of freedom arbitrarily or without just cause, and that sentenced offenders had the right to benefit from the least severe of the prescribed punishments. "It is our long-standing v...

Die minister van justisie en korrektiewe dienste in die buurland, Ronald Lamola, sê die Konstitusionele Hof se besluit oor die vrylating van Janusz Walus op parool gaan respekteer word. Hy sal vrygelaat word sodra hy uit die hospitaal ontslaan word na hy by die Kgosi Mampuru-gevangenis in Pretoria met 'n mes gesteek is. Walus het die leier van die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunisteparty, Chris Hani, in April 1993 in 'n sluipmoordaanval vermoor. Lamola sê die hof se beslissing is pynlik.

"Walus To Remain In Jail After Stabbing, Awaiting Medical Clearance The Justice Department has confirmed that Chris Hani's killer, Janusz Walus, will not be released this week. The department says an agreement has been made between the state attorney and Walus's legal team. Walus will remain in cu" "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."""" #Jesus #Catholic. Smooth Radio Malta is Malta's number one digital radio station, playing Your Relaxing Favourites - Smooth provides a ‘clutter free' mix, appealing to a core 35-59 audience offering soft adult contemporary classics. We operate a playlist of popular tracks which is updated on a regular basis. https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/themummichogblogdotcom Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/themummichogblogofmalta Blogspot: https://themummichogblogofmalta.blogspot.com/ END AD---" "stody while he receives medical clearance from prison doctors, following his recovery from an attack earlier this week. He was stabbed by a fellow inmate on Tuesday following his parole being granted. Walus has been in jail since 1993 for the murder of the then-SACP leader. https://iafrica.com/walus-to-remain-in-jail-after-stabbing-awaiting-medical-clearance/ "

Die minister in die Suid-Afrikaanse Presidensie, Mondli Gungubele, sê die kabinet respekteer die uitspraak van die Konstitusionele Hof wat die minister van justisie en korrektiewe dienste, Ronald Lamosa, beveel om Chris Hani se moordenaar op parool te plaas. Janusz Waluś het die leier van die Suid -Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party in April 1993 vermoor. Gungubele sê daar word verwag dat Lamola gehoor sal gee aan die regspraak.

Korrektiewe Dienste in Suid-Afrika sê hy sal nie oorreed word om kommentaar te lewer oor die vrylating van Chris Hani se moordenaar op parool nie. Die 69-jarige Janusz Waluś is veronderstel om vandag uit die Kgosi Mampuru II-korrektiewe-sentrum in Pretoria vrygelaat te word, maar daar is geen woord gerep of dit sal gebeur nadat 'n ander gevangene hom Dinsdag met 'n skerp voorwerp gesteek het nie. Die woordvoerder, Singabakho Nxumalo, sê minister Ronald Lamola moet die finale besluit neem oor die pad vorentoe:

Correctional Services says Janusz Walus' parole will only be finalised once he's been cleared by doctors. Walus was stabbed in prison this week.

Janusz Walus, the killer of former SACP General Secretary Chris Hani, will officially be a free man today. The Polish immigrant Janusz Waluś, convicted for the 1993 murder of Hani, was stabbed in prison, on the eve of his release on parole. Last week the Constitutional Court set aside Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola's March 2020 decision to refuse Walus parole, ordering his release within 10 days. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Golden Miles Bhudu, spokesperson for the South African Prisoners Organisation for Human Rights.

Hy sê Walus verdien sy parool en hy is nie veilig in Suid-Afrika nie.

‘n Politieke ontleder in die buurland het gereageer op die aanval op Janusz Walus, die moordenaar van Chris Hani wat binnekort op parool vrygelaat moet word. Daar word beweer dat Walus deur 'n ander gevangene van dieselfde wooneenheid in die gevangenis met ‘n voorwerp gesteek is. Walus is volgens korrektiewe dienste stabiel. Professor Andre Duvenhage gesels met Kosmos 94.1 Nuus.

The South African Communist Party together with its alliance partners, has marched to the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Pretoria, in protest against the imminent release of Janusz Walus. The party has also launched a rescission application against the Constitutional Court judgment which ordered that Walus, the killer of SACP leader, Chris Hani, be released on parole. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Zoleka Qodashe 

Chris Hani's widow wants the Constitutional Court to rescind its decision to give murderer Janusz Waluś parole, but this will be a tall order a law expert told News24. Limpho Hani and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have applied to the Constitutional Court to rescind its decision to give Walus parole. They want the case to be heard anew at a date to be determined by Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Last week, the apex court ruled that Waluś be released from Kgosi Mampuru prison in Tshwane within 10 working days, after he had served his sentence for Hani's 1993 murder. On Tuesday, correctional services said an inmate stabbed Waluś. He is in a stable condition after receiving treatment in prison. On Wednesday, members of the ANC, SACP and Cosatu staged a protest outside the prison. Organisers said they wanted to express their anger and dissatisfaction that Waluś was set to be released. In her court papers, Hani argues that she was not "treated fairly by the court". She also says the judgment had "a patent error" because her submissions were not fully examined. She said only applications by Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola and Waluś were fully considered. She said the court "lacked independence" by not evaluating her submissions. In her affidavit, Hani said the decision by the court to grant Waluś parole by taking the power away from Lamola was an error. She said Waluś's South African citizenship was revoked in 2016, and the court should have considered this before granting the parole. "This Court denied the Minister an opportunity to deal with the most important aspect of parole in the present case, being the fact that the first respondent's citizenship has been revoked. "Given the importance, the citizenship status on parole matters, and the fact that the status of the first respondent has never been fully canvassed before this Court and less or no information is placed before this Court. The Minister is incapable of releasing the applicant on day parole and/or imposing parole conditions on him in circumstances where his release from prison to serve parole in South Africa shall itself be an offence," she said. Earlier this week, Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi said Waluś had been granted citizenship so he could serve his parole here and not in his native Poland. Constitutional law expert Professor Pierre de Vos said it was hard for the judgment to be rescinded. "Right now, it will be hard to say, but it will all depend on the arguments they bring. They have to bring something that is plausible for it to be successful." Waluś's lawyer, Julian Knight declined to comment on the application.

The SACP will today protest outside Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria against the release of Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus. The party has also filed papers with the Constitutional Court asking it to reconsider and rescind its decision to parole Walus - who was stabbed in prison yesterday, on the eve of his release. To further discuss this Elvis Presslin spoke to the Central Committee Member of the SACP, Dr. Alex Mashilo

Janusz Walus Attorney Julian Knight discusses how happy his client is to be released from prison, why it is illegal for Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi to grant the exemption in order for Walus to serve his parole period in South Africa, and the concerns about his client's safety once he is released on ThursdaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South African Communist Party (SACP) general secretary Solly Mapaila reacted to the Constitutional Court ruling on Janusz Walus by stating that it was “sickeningly disappointing” and by claiming that it failed to protect the party's right to exist as communists. On Monday the Constitutional Court ruled that Walus - who gunned down SACP leader Chris Hani nearly 30 years ago - should be released on parole within 10 days. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said more than 15 years had passed since Walus had become eligible for parole. Mapaila explained that the judgment did not say anything about the submissions made by the SACP and the Hani family when the court heard the matter. “The judgment has far-reaching implications that compel the SACP to analyse it deeper and look for a new way forward under the circumstances. The reality we now face is that the court failed to protect our right to exist as communists. We will have to protect this right ourselves,” said Mapaila. He said the assassination of Hani left a gaping wound in his family, the SACP and the ranks of the working class and added that the judgment has rubbed salt granules to the wound. “Hani was assassinated for being a communist, for leading the struggle for democracy in our country, but the Hani family permanently lost a husband, father, uncle, you name it all,” he explained. The SACP highlighted that like Hani, they are unapologetic for being communists.

Janusz Walus will today find out if he is staying in jail or being released on parole. Walus approached the Constitutional Court to review Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's 2020 decision not to approve his release on parole. Walus has been serving time in prison for the 1993 murder of SACP leader Chris Hani. To look at the legal prospects of the case Elvis Presslin spoke to Public interest Lawyer, Richard Spoor

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Janusz Walus - who gunned down South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Chris Hani nearly 30 years ago - should be released on parole within 10 days. In handing down judgment, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said Justice Minister Ronald Lamola's decision was irrational and should be reviewed and set aside. Zondo said more than 15 years had passed since Walus had become eligible for parole. He said Walus apologised to the family more than once. Walus approached the apex court to review Lamola's decision on 16 March 2020 not to approve his release on parole. The Polish immigrant is serving a life sentence at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility for the murder of anti-apartheid activist Hani in 1993.

The killer of SACP leader Chris Hani, Janusz Walus will today (22 FEB) approach the Constitutional Court in another bid to be released on parole. This after he lost his bid for leave to appeal the refusal of his release on parole in the Supreme Court of Appeal last year. 69-year-old Walus has made several unsuccessful applications for parole. The Polish self-confessed killer has spent over 28 years behind bars for his role in the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani. Over the years the SACP has strongly opposed Walus' applications to be released on parole. For more on this, here is SACP Central Committee Member, Dr. Alex Mashilo

Canada remains haunted by a past it hardly acknowledges

One incident that pushed South Africa to the brink of anarchy was the assassination of Communist Party leader Chris Hani. Millions loved him for his role in the ANC's armed wing, his militant speeches against white supremacy and his promise to uplift the poor. For these same reasons, apartheid supporters detested him. And on the 10th of April 1993, he was dead. Polish right-winger Janusz Walus and Conservative Party member Clive Derby-Lewis were sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment, for murdering Chris Hani. When Derby-Lewis and Walus testified for amnesty in June and August 1997, they were forced to explain why they had gunned down the man who called for peace only four days before his death. Credits: Angie Kapelianis, Darren Taylor, Antjie Samuel, Danny Booysen and the SABC Media Libraries. Transcript: http://www.sabctruth.co.za/sabctruth/worldsright.htm#believe From the series South Africa's Human Spirit. Available wherever you find your podcasts. © SABC 2021. No unauthorised use, copying, adaptation or reproduction permitted without prior written consent of the SABC.

One incident that pushed South Africa to the brink of anarchy was the assassination of Communist Party leader Chris Hani. Millions loved him for his role in the ANC's armed wing, his militant speeches against white supremacy and his promise to uplift the poor. For these same reasons, apartheid supporters detested him. And on the 10th of April 1993, he was dead. Polish right-winger Janusz Walus and Conservative Party member Clive Derby-Lewis were sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment, for murdering Chris Hani. When Derby-Lewis and Walus testified for amnesty in June and August 1997, they were forced to explain why they had gunned down the man who called for peace only four days before his death. Angie Kapelianis, Darren Taylor and Antjie Samuel report on the amnesty hearing that could become a test case for reconciliation. Transcript: http://www.sabctruth.co.za/sabctruth/worldsright.htm#believe worlds of licence - self-confessed violators of human rights from across south africa's political landscape © SABC 2020. No unauthorised use, copying, adaptation or reproduction permitted without prior written consent of the SABC.

Justice and Correctional Services Minister, Michael Masutha, has once again denied Chris Hani's murderer, Janusz Walus' bid to be placed on parole. Masutha made the announcement in Pretoria YESTERDAY (Wednesday). Last year the High Court in Pretoria returned the matter back to Masutha ordering that the Minister had to decide in 120 days whether Walus would be placed on parole or not.

SACP leader Chris Hani's killer Janusz Walus will remain in jail after being denied parole. Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, made the announcement at a media briefing in Pretoria earlier today. This follows a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in August which gave Masutha 90 days to make a decision. Walus, a Polish immigrant and Conservative Party MP Clive Derby-Lewis, were sentenced to death for Hani's murder in April 1993. In November 2000, the death sentences of the two were changed to life imprisonment. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Janusz Walus' lawyer Julian Knight.

Justice Minister Michael Masutha has welcomed the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal to set aside a high court judgement for Janusz Walus's release on parole. The SCA upheld Masutha's appeal after the High Court in Pretoria earlier set aside his decision NOT to grant the parole. Walus and the late Clive Derby-Lewis were jailed for the murder of then Communist Party leader Hani in 1993. Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to legal expert Dr Llewellyn Curlewis

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed Justice Minister Michael Masutha's application for leave to appeal the release of Chris Hani's killer, Janusz Walus. Walus is serving a life sentence for killing the SACP leader in 1993. Masutha approached the court, arguing that it erred in law in it's judgement when it ruled that Walus should be released on parole. Earlier this year, Masutha set aside a decision by the medical parole board to have Walus freed and called for further dialogue with the SACP and Hani's family.