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'No parole for Derby-Lewis'

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2008-12-01 08:29

Dear Editor,

"You will not go out of prison, Clive Derby-Lewis... you can go to hell. You are not going to go out until you do your time, it's simple as that."

Correctional Services Minister Ngconde Balfour didn't mince his words in replying to the parole application of Chris Hani's killer Derby-Lewis. Was the minister correct in denying Hani's killers the parole? What is the country's official policy on these matters?

This raises the question about the plight of apartheid killers and other hit squad members such as Alfred Nofemela - do they deserve to be paroled? Or should they literally rot in prison? Derby-Lewis is 72 years old and has been imprison for more than 15 years. According to his lawyer Marius Coertze, he is eligible for parole. I hold the view that while his parole is legally acceptable, it is also morally wrong.

An exception would be someone like Eugene de Kock who has fully co-operated with the TRC and has made the total disclosure of his involvement with the apartheid hit squads. Derby-Lewis and Janusz Walus have not been honest right from the start. They have not been remorseful of their deed.

It is quiet clear their aim was not simply to kill Hani, but to plunge this country into darkness. Their devilish act was like a match intended to unleash anarchy and human destruction. It took the personal intervention of former president Nelson Mandela to calm the stormy waters.

Forgiveness does not mean forgetting the evils of the past. It's true our justice system is not driven by revenge, but reconciliation. We should also not forget the pain of the Hani family, who were robbed of their father in his prime. The wounds are still raw!

Granting parole would send the message that his death does not matter and would be an insult to the majority of the people in this country. Forgiveness is not an excuse for blindness to the dangers posed by right wing elements represented by Derby-Lewis. Their ideas of hatred have given rise to right wing groups like the Boeremag.

Hopefully this episode will force the Correctional Service Ministry to draw up special parole guidelines to deal with apartheid killers.

Lucas Ntyintyane,
Johannesburg

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CuriousT 12/1/2008 8:39:57 AM
I believe that every murderer and rapist should rot in jail for the rest of there lifes, if you do such crimes you don't deserve to be part of society. I also believe in the death penalty if the prosecution has proofed 100% that you did the crime, why should the hard working man pay to keep the trash alive. DOWN WITH CRIME AND THE TRASH WHO BRINGS DOWN SOUTH AFRICA.
Conrizzle 12/1/2008 8:40:23 AM
The same should count for every murderer who robbed people of their loved ones. All murderers should rot in jail!
malcolmx 12/1/2008 8:45:26 AM
I am more worried about the lack of morals & disregard for the law by our ANC government. Their daily immoral self centred activities have more far reaching & detrimental effects than one killer. They are affecting the lives of millions. Not just one family.
DW 12/1/2008 8:45:39 AM
So don't grant parole to murderers period. Every life matters from Joe Soap to Chris Hani.
Charles 12/1/2008 8:46:12 AM
Parole is granted after a curtain period spent in jail.. Have a look at crook Yengeni, he was released very early, and stepped into the ANC with big job offer That my friend is a joke. Stop being racist please. what a joke Rules should apply to all release him on parole!!!! He has done his time according to the justice system If they do not like early release on parole on prisoner, scrap the rule to apply to all..
AJ 12/1/2008 8:47:14 AM
If he is eligible then he is eligible. There are many in jail and paroled for the same crime as the one he committed. Why should the status of the victim play a part. Chris Hani's must never be released, yet if he had killed me it would be OK to be out in 15 years. All killers can rot - but take the selective emotion out of the decision. The minister was embarrassing himself too.
Mafika 12/1/2008 8:47:22 AM
Hey Lucas, I heard through grapevines that COPE is promising to release him if elected to govern next year.
Billy 12/1/2008 8:48:53 AM
This man Killed another and my believe is that no person should get parole if they are convicted of murder. Look at the Jeppetown killers. They will get parole one day and that is wrong. Bring back the death penilty and only then we will get rid of these killers.
Smanga Zulu 12/1/2008 8:50:30 AM
Clive Derby-Lewis must rot in jail, so should everyone found guilty of murdering a human being... It is just as simple as that.
Calvin Mkhize 12/1/2008 8:51:19 AM
I fully agree with you, they should serve their term if need be their term should be increased. They killed an innocent man in front of his family for no reason other than to plunge this country to a civil war. I have to agree with Balfour on this issue.
LAGTH 12/1/2008 8:51:21 AM
Does the profile/status of who Derby-Lewis murdered make his crime any more or less than the criminal of today who murders a family and gets out on bail/parole/fine?? I have no issues with denying him parole, but agree with your statement that government or the correctional services ministry should have a policy in place to guide them on requirements to be met before parole is given. These days, more often than not criminals released on parole simply return to criminal activity.
Oom_Kosie 12/1/2008 8:51:41 AM
How about special parole guidelines for people who break into elderly farmers' homes and torture them with boiling water then? Those wounds are LITERALLY still raw and more and more are being added each day!
Phil 12/1/2008 8:51:49 AM
I make you dead right..... up to a point. You must remeber there were murderers on both sides, and when the 'ANC' murderers hold high office, continue to flout the laws of the country, and freely roam the country with arrogance and disdain, then it takes away much of the moral highground and smacks of moral bias. Lock up the likes of McBride in the cell next door, and throw away the key for them both!
Sinudeity@Gmail.com 12/1/2008 8:55:33 AM
WHY is the law not equal for EVERYONE?! Tony Yengeni spent a FRACTION of his time in jail, then got early parole. Lewis did his time, but now, everyone is against his release?! Why do we have a law for ANC officials, and another law for everyone else?! Death to murderers and rapists. But, if you are going to release people early from jail, you HAVE to do it to everyone. Hypocrites. How many ANC terrorist bombers have high paying jobs now? Are they in jail?
Nicole 12/1/2008 8:56:33 AM
Unfortunately there are many many murderers who are granted bail everyday, or not caught in the first place. To keep a man in jail to prove that Hani's death has not been forgotten just because Hani is famous from the struggle is not right. All murderers should be locked away for life, whether the victim is black/white/famous/or not. The law must be consistent at all times, all families hurt after a murder, hence all murderers should be locked away like animals and never released.
boela1 12/1/2008 9:00:03 AM
The way you judge others are the way you will be judged by HIM. For we have all sinned.
Badger 12/1/2008 9:00:21 AM
There is a large bunch of Crooks,criminals and and and in this damn government. Look at your Buddy Yengeni, comes out of jail and is STYLING. All The Way To The Bank. This country is dying from corruption !!!!
Spongebob 12/1/2008 9:01:48 AM
I agree
Nick 12/1/2008 9:01:53 AM
I feel that all murderers should die for there deeds, but since the ANC decided that they should walk among us, I guess there must be guidelines for release. Many peolpe have been forgiven for their murders and released and re-offended. These people are hardened criminals, at 72 Clive Derby poses very little threat to society he has paid 15 years for his crime. What did Winnie serve for her role in the Stompie murder. I dont want Winnie behind bars but i believe Mr Lewis deserves to be set free.
Tru Blu 12/1/2008 9:02:16 AM
What makes one murder more or less important than the next person. If I had my way, convicted murderers should be hanged, however, there is no death penaly, so the law must apply the same for all. Why is Hani more special than a child or mother who may have been murdered. Again - people want specail treatment for ANC, and a different law for other. You suck!!
mike hunt 12/1/2008 9:02:58 AM
OK Lucas point is taken. However, it seems as though different rules & moralities are in place. For instance, the cowards who killed innocent people in the St James Church and Magoo's Bar murders are free men - supposedly because their crime was political. How can the murder of defenceless people be anything less than murder? What about the pain of those families?
RW 12/1/2008 9:04:23 AM
Where is the Magoo Bar Bomber today? If you are in with the rulling party, you are above the law!
hjs 12/1/2008 9:04:26 AM
you forgot to mention two other murdering thugs that should have been hanged; Wit Wolf Strydom(7 people) and Bomber Macbride(3 people). This country would be better off without them and their kind. I agree, keep all murderes in jail, full stop!
jJacky 12/1/2008 9:05:14 AM
The people against parole for Derby Lewis are racists. He served his time and must be freed. What about the barbaric murderers who kill innocent people daily in this country? They are released on parole after serving 50- 75% of their time and then murder again.They then in court argue that they are part of the previously disadvantaged which gives them a licence to kill. What utter rubbish!With regards to Eugene de Kock,he is serving time for fraud and theft.
veeman 12/1/2008 9:08:40 AM
Is the debate here about parole or revenge. If it is parole, then let's talk about this law and not the feelings of the majority . If the ANC is not happy about the parole law , then remove it from the books. They must not use it when it suits them ( Yengeni , et al )and question it when others are to benefit from this law .
Peter 12/1/2008 9:11:10 AM
Derby-Lewis is no worse and no better than the killers of spouses, the killers of robbery victims and the abusers and killers of children in an attempt to hide their crimes. All the others get parole, why not an old 72 year old man? Political interfence in the Justice sytem? that's what Jacob Zuma was complaining about and went to court about. What's the difference? The old man has served the required time, behaved himself in prison and probably go credits as a model prisoner. Let him go.
TB 12/1/2008 9:15:18 AM
The law cannot be appliedf differently depending on who or how important the victim was! I do agree however that the law should be practiced like elsewere in the world, where certain type offenders, in relation to the severity of the crime, can get life - or more - without the possibility of parole.
Bongs 12/1/2008 9:17:16 AM
You are comparing potatoes with apples,I am not in any way defending Toni Yengeni but you cannot put him is the same pot as Derby-Lewis, FYI the latter is a cold blooded murderer where as Yengeni is driven by greed. Derby-Lewis desrves to rot in jail,thenk God the ANC had a good leader (in Nelson Mandela) at the time that they killed Hani otherwise we would still be suffering from this guy's actions, he should rot in jail
JoburgBoykie 12/1/2008 9:19:10 AM
Why do you think that he did not disclose full details to that witch hunt farce, the TRC? If you really believe that the right wing was behind this assassination, think again. Rumours about the real mastermind have been going around for ages. Where there's smoke ... there's usually a tyre!
Jim 12/1/2008 9:22:02 AM
If he qualifies in terms of the Correctional Services guidelines keeping him locked up is tantamount to denying him his constitutional rights. Should a person that was a "friend" of the victim be the person with the final say? I think not!
Steph 12/1/2008 9:22:27 AM
We need to send out a message to all of South Africa that any one who murders and rapes has no respect for humna life, so does not deserve it themselves. I find it funny that this particular murderer should rot in jail, but what about all the rest who have destroyed peoples lives and taken away their families. Millions of South Africans have been murdered and raped, but no one says anything until it come to "apartheid"!!!! No parole should be given to any murderer or rapist.
A Proudly Black South African 12/1/2008 9:23:07 AM
Is it possible for the News24 team to publish stories that touch on this important subject. I am interested in stories of hope, awareness etc. Please fellow news24 readers, can we petition news24 to focus on those stories for a change given the significance of this day? Tell me about that young man living with Aids, about that granny who has to take care of 5 grand kids whose parents were victim of Aids. Please!
Glock 22c 12/1/2008 9:24:21 AM
The the same law does not count for the ANC chiefs , Do you want the list ?
Lithium 12/1/2008 9:25:08 AM
...to name a street after Anrew Zondo. Who murdered innocent people in cold blood?
CG 12/1/2008 9:25:16 AM
What is good for the goose is good for the Gander. We as law abiding SA's expect the government to apply the rules equally to all and political affiliation should not be a guideline. A family member of a farmer being killed or at the Skierlik informal settlement has a much pain as the Hani family. Treat every murderer the same, we do not want them on our streets.
Sinudeity@Gmail.com 12/1/2008 9:25:32 AM
Thank you for your sentimental piece. Trying to stir 'emotion' for a long dead hero, while we are being WIPED OUT by violent criminals. "What about Hani's family?" WHAT ABOUT the COUNTLESS woman who are raped on a daily basis in SA? How about their families? Stop living in the past. Stop your hypocracy towards black and white differences and equality. Stop racism, stop the genocide.
Crime 12/1/2008 9:29:11 AM
Murder is Murder, it does not matter who does it or who has being killed. Murderers should be hanged until they die. The same should go for rapists and people who torture people in their homes.
Jabu Pule 12/1/2008 9:31:15 AM
Derby-Lewis must tell us who sent him to kill Chris Hani. Why was Mbeki worried when Derby Lewis invited Jacob Zuma to the prison? Why did Mbeki sent his team to monitor the visit of Jacob Zuma to the prison? Why did Mbeki threaten to charge Jacob Zuma after the first visit? Mbeki must answer.
Johan 12/1/2008 9:33:40 AM
Yet, mass murderers like Bomber McBride walks around freely. Not only that, he holds a high position in LAW ENFORCEMENT nogal. This country is a joke man.
Jabu Pule 12/1/2008 9:35:30 AM
Derby-Lewis must tell us who sent him to kill Chris Hani. Why was Mbeki worried when Derby Lewis invited Jacob Zuma to the prison? Why did Mbeki sent his team to monitor the visit of Jacob Zuma to the prison? Why did Mbeki threaten to charge Jacob Zuma after the first visit? Mbeki must answer.
aka aka 12/1/2008 9:36:40 AM
Are you a natural idiot or is it the Monday morning effect? You cant compare Yengeni with these animals. Yengeni did not kill anyone. Eugene Ter whatever was paroled after committing a violent crime. Where is the racism there? Moron. As for Clive and Janusz, may they rot in jail.
Crimson 12/1/2008 9:36:48 AM
I dont have an opinion on this as I firmly believe in the death penalty. He should not be alive to even have parole. Not only did this murderer take away one mans life but also a part of millions of people live that looked up to Hani. Wether you take away a leader or a bums life if you kill someone you need to be hanged. Any comments on Najwa Peterson? Thisnk she should hang as well? Lets just await the verdict first.
cos 12/1/2008 9:37:35 AM
The system is a joke but why, just because it was a racially motivated crime, should he be more harshly punished than the person who rapes and kills an innocent child or children. Why all the hype?? Because oncee again it is a race issue!! Life in prison should mean just that - you spend your life (your WHOLE life) in prison not just 20 or 25 years - we should be sending the strongest possible message to criminals - zero tolerance!!
HVR 12/1/2008 9:38:24 AM
I don't care care if you killed someone for R50 bucks and a cheap cellphone or because of your screwed political views (be it a right or left wing view). ANC and old regime death squad members who killed (taking a non-armed/non-military persons life) should rot in jail.
cassuis 12/1/2008 9:39:48 AM
Unfortunately the laws were not written in two seperate books. You can't hold one set of rules and apply a different set when it suites you. Agreed the acts were horrendous, but no less than bombing a church with women and children in it, but that is acceptable because it was a struggle "hit". PS: Mr Balfour has torubles of his own with rather serious irregular "accounting" on his vehciles, hope he's as addiment about serving his time when it comes.......
african 12/1/2008 9:53:26 AM
Agree totally. Good artical. However, it needs to go both ways. It is also immoral to allow JZ to lead the people.
Karen 12/1/2008 9:55:39 AM
So his killer should not be treated any worse than any other murderer. I agree that the death penalty should come back, but if you are going to return murderers to society do it consistently. In fact if things were fair and non-racial, Lewis-Derby should have been paroled long ago and have a high ranking government position and a street named after him. Just think how the victims of the "freedom struggle" feel when the murderer of their family members is now a government official and the street they live in is named after the person that tore their lives apart.
Kenroid 12/1/2008 10:04:54 AM
If you kill someone - you should die! Simple!!! Whether it be during apartheid or whenever! If its for "the struggle"...die! If its against "the struggle"...die! There are road names after people who murdered during apartheid...thats disgusting! If you take a life then you should face the penalty! No matter what your skin colour! Derby-Lewis should face the death penalty...
Charles 12/1/2008 10:05:16 AM
I only tried to illustrate the benefit of having ANC contacts, like bomber McBride So, take a pill, chill and count to 10 before trying to say something that sound intelligent.
Me Thinks 12/1/2008 10:06:20 AM
Since we are renaming all the streets in this country I thought we should have a Clive Derby-Lewis Street in every town and city. Because it is the only hero black and white people can applaud. Yes, he killed a communist but not because he was black or white but because by GOD IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO!!!
Harris 12/1/2008 10:08:54 AM
Yes, Derby-Lewis is a cold blooded murderer, but so is Robert Mcbride who killed three innocent youths. Murder is murder. Why can Wit wolf and Mcbride be free, but not Derby-Lewis? I believe they should all be jailed/Hanged - an eye for an eye. Plolitical motivated murder is BS!!!
Thokozani 12/1/2008 10:09:19 AM
piece , i totally agree with the statement that says that Lewis should rot in jail. Should we let him out, we will be undermining the struggle and the people that fought for our people, including Hani. Even th Hani family will feel betrayed. Lewis should stay inside until he finishes his time. Great article.
Aj 12/1/2008 10:09:32 AM
let me quote Oswell: "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal"
Bokkie 12/1/2008 10:09:58 AM
Today is SPRINGBOK DAY! Remember to wear GREEN today! GO BOKKE!!
jonathan 12/1/2008 10:15:18 AM
Are you also in favour of the victim's families being given the opportunity to give input each time a killer comes up for parole? If the Hani family gets that opportunity to plead for Derby Lewis to remain behind bars, all other victims must have the same rights...
John Camp 12/1/2008 10:15:35 AM
Two issues here, the first is should killers be given parole, in my opinion no, they should "rot in hell" as you say. The second is Ngconde Balfour's handling of the situation. "You can go to hell" was unnecessary, it showed to much emotion and way to much hatred. My opinion, Balfour should rot in hell too.
VG 12/1/2008 10:15:38 AM
How does one compare corruption with murder?! the distinction in Derby-Lewis's case is that the aim of the murder was to incite violence and possibly provoke a civil war in SA. Remember that Apartheid killings are one thing, but Hani was shot while negotiations for democracy were underway - not in the middle of "hostilities". Derby-Lewis's actions could have denied all of us our democracy.
JC 12/1/2008 10:15:46 AM
Hmm, my best buddy's dad was killed in the 1983 Church Square bombblast - and we all know who ordered the blast, now don't we? South Africa is indeed a joke...
Filemon 12/1/2008 10:17:05 AM
but these current criminal murders - with torture - are even worse. Let all murderers rot in jail irrespective BUT Balfour cannot make such statements. He is in charge of jails and must carry out the courts orders. He only opened his piehole to divert attention from his corrupt vehicle bribe deal
tshepo 12/1/2008 10:17:35 AM
Derby-Lewis must be released then he must. I don't like man's action but the LAW IS THE LAW for a reason. The death of Chris Hani though a great tragedy is no different from daily South Africans dying at the hands of criminals everyday. We're all equal before the law.
craig 12/1/2008 10:18:08 AM
Reveals his own ignorance, when he shoots his mouth off like that. The justice system should be free from emotions, and if you have done your time and are eligible for parole, according to the law, then so be it. What he shows is that the idiots in power believe that some people's lives are more valuable than others...total hogwash! If someone murders a bum on the street or a political leader, the crime is the same! I wish we had a justice system free from political influence.
John Camp 12/1/2008 10:19:15 AM
and your double standards... he must serve his sentence? hmmmm, what about the Ekhuruleni chief of police, Robert McBride when he bombed Magoos?? Should he not serve his sentence?
Petrus 12/1/2008 10:19:29 AM
Be consistent!!! He served his time. Release him.
Spell queen 12/1/2008 10:21:17 AM
I agree with the article, but the last sentence... "Hopefully this episode will force the Correctional Service Ministry to draw up special parole guidelines to deal with apartheid killers." shouldn't this be for ALL killers? The article seems a bit one sided, what about the innocent families that get killed simply because they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. Also... the author needs to spell check his work. The spelling mistakes in this article is appalling.
none 12/1/2008 10:21:32 AM
The assassination was 100% politically motivated: ie. to prevent the country from falling into communist hands. For whatever (obThe assassination was 100% politically motivated: ie. to prevent the country from falling into communist hands. For whatever (obvious) reason the TRC did not recognise this as political assassination, whereas it did forgive many other racist or non-political killings. Hidden agenda?
Thokozani 12/1/2008 10:21:33 AM
Look, we are sick of hearing Aids stories. Everybodyknows it's world aids day but what difference is this day going to bring..NOTHING.Don't tell us that u want to hear a story about a gogo taking care of 5 kids...and then what ...what are going to. Stop pretending like u care...u don't.
JC 12/1/2008 10:24:07 AM
He spent very little time in jail and was set free... No-one worries about that just because the people he killed was not "famous", same goes for all the murders every day... We should just be consistent in the application of justice in SA. This is why justice must be blind - no emotion.
Schmied 12/1/2008 10:24:08 AM
Let us not forget that Chris Hani was a TERRORIST during Apartheid...responsible for more deaths (not to mention torture) than either either Derby-Lewis or Walus. If an Islamic regime were to take over the world would there be such great pity for Osama bin Laden, were he to be killed? The scale is not relevant, but the context certainly is. The Hani cult of personality will always be there, eroding the truth to a greater extent, day by day.
rick 12/1/2008 10:26:12 AM
Mandela and all the anc criminals should then be put back in jail for the hideous cowardly murders and crimes commited by the cowardly anc. period.
JK 12/1/2008 10:27:28 AM
As a lot of people have said - granting/denial of parole should NOT be based on your skin colour or the status of the person you killed or your political affiliation. Anyway, Derby-Lewis was an accessory to murder, not the actual killer. SO if thousands of murderers, hijackers and rapists can get parole/pardons, why can't he?
Jayzee 12/1/2008 10:27:33 AM
You are very weak. How can you compare Yengeni with Derby? You sound like a racist youself and you do not care about black people. The lion Killer (who happens to be white also got parole) Yengeni did not kill anyone. Unfortunalte some of the remarks will be based on race and there are far too many whites who get away with murder and still get treated like heros by pople like you.
lynne 12/1/2008 10:30:57 AM
Well said, there should not be two sets of rules. If the Magoo Bar killers could get parole for their premeditated killing of innocent people as with the killers of those innocent people in the St. James Church, Derby Lewis should be paroled. How often to we hear the ruling party tell us that we're all equal before the law!! Makes you think, doesn't it....
Elizabeth 12/1/2008 10:33:43 AM
Uhm. Why only apartheid killers? Why not ALL killers? What about the ANC bomb planters of the apartheid era? Shouldn't they also go to jail and rot? Since they've killed more than one person? Calvin, stop being so racist, please. Your attitude won't help SA.
Skeptic 12/1/2008 10:35:31 AM
Lucas, you're deluded and looking at this through your ANC-imbued prism. Yes, maybe he should sit for the rest of his life, but so should all the criminals who, since '94, raped children and women, attacked innocent families on farms and in suburbs just to pinch a TV, killed foreigners for no reason other than their own incompetence and laziness, hijack defenseless people in their driveways and at traffic lights, and the other unspeakable crimes being committed in this country on a daily basis.
JoburgBoykie 12/1/2008 10:41:43 AM
Who says it was "racially motivated"? Please don't fall into the same trap as the liberal media who brand every white-on-black assault/murder as being racially motivated. They killed him, not because he was black, but because he was a radical Communist who was earmarked for Mandela's job. Again, there is no proof that this was a right-wing plot. Certain ANC left-wingers had more motive to get rid of him.
South African 12/1/2008 10:43:17 AM
"They killed an innocent man in front of his family". What about the people who are killed in front of their families every day.fred picton-turberville ring a bell, who was shot right in front of his DAUGHTERS AND WIFE Wake up bud!!!!!!Where's your anger when it comes to the sentencing and parole of their killers??? Exactly!!!
proud to be white 12/1/2008 10:45:17 AM
All you people calling for this guy not to receive parole are hypocrits,what about all the black apartheid killers who were freed just because of the colour of their skin?Does feeling sorry for commiting a murder make it less evil?Does that mean if I kill some one and then say sorry all can be forgotten?Good example of this is one MR robert Mcbride,who was on DEATH ROW about to be hanged and they just let him free.
morena 12/1/2008 10:53:41 AM
Sinudeity there is not point in you going on about what about yengini what about anc official spending less time in prison, i can also mention a few white killers who got out early some never went to prison but if i do we won't be getting anywhere with this, simple solution white, black ect murders must rot in jial
Tshego 12/1/2008 10:55:55 AM
The minister was not wrong, That man destroyed the Hani family, his daughter ended up dead and screwed up because of what the man did. He killed him in cold blood, n front of his little girl. He deserves to rot in jail.
Baboon 12/1/2008 11:15:12 AM
Actually I think a crime commited for ideals (even if I don't agree with those ideals) does deserve greater leniency than those committed for mere greed. No requirement of reconcilaition or remorse is put on ordinary murderers, so why should those who kill for politics? However, if you want full declaration - what of the ANC murders, for eg. of IFP members? No declaration ever happened there. So can we toss the likes of McBride into the next cell? He's shown he's not fit to be released.
John Camp 12/1/2008 11:21:56 AM
sorry for being ignorant but who pulled the trigger??
John Camp 12/1/2008 11:28:37 AM
Read up on the event that happened on the 10th April 1993 and you'll realise that your comment is without any substance and totally untrue. Clive Derby Lewis didn't kill Hani "in cold blood, in fron of his little girl" Get the facts dude, this is your history as well as ours.
M 12/1/2008 12:00:05 PM
how about paroling killers that make the Hani killing look like a kindergarten outing? I'm sure the correctional system is paroling people that have inflicted indescribably pain on their victims and families. This indeed a tough one,but if you want to be fair, you should be fair across the entire scope. Why for example are the Jeppestown animals not given life sentences that are NOT being served concurrently?
Big Bad Bob 12/1/2008 12:22:57 PM
This case is not comparable under law with that of Tony Yengeni's. In either case the Parole Board could make a recommendation. The appropriate government department makes the final decision. In the case of Derby-Lewis, and I presume this is the same with all murder cases, the matter also had to be put to the family of the murdered party. What is unacceptable is the Minister's emotional outburst. He needs to seperate his job from his personal feelings.
Big Bad Bob 12/1/2008 12:26:03 PM
There are references here to people who were in jail for murder and received an amnesty. In the case of Derby Lewis it was ruled that he did not qualify as he could not show that Chris Hani's murder was carried out under the orders of an organisation that saw itself involved in a de facto state of civil war in SA. He and Waluz acted on their own initiative, they were not following orders.
M 12/1/2008 12:49:00 PM
I would agree with you, if it wasn't done so selectively. You know how many mothers have been raped before their child's eyes? They get maybe 5 years in prison. I don't hear you crying about those murderers of the soul.
Q 12/1/2008 12:54:03 PM
"... to draw up special parole guidelines to deal with apartheid killers." Hmmm why single out apartheid killers. What makes them more special than the animals that rape, maim and murder thousands of people each year in front of their families. What about the likes of the McBrides that murdered and maimed innocent civilains? The Gov is largely responsible for the shocking rape and murder stats of today. All murderers must be treated the same irrespective of background.
M 12/1/2008 12:57:13 PM
Are you up for the job of correctional services minister? Because I would like you to be one, because you think straight!
Rodders 12/1/2008 1:02:39 PM
To all those saying he has served his time, he should be released - look up what parole means. He has not served the entirety of his sentence, but because of good behaviour etc, he is eligible for early release (parole). That doesn't mean he WILL be released, just that he might be. Depending on presentations from his side and from those against his release (Hani?s family etc), the parole board decides if he should be released. Mark Chapman, who shot John Lennon in 1980 has been eligible for parole for years, but has not been released yet because of the court representations of Yoko Ono and Lennon?s other family. That said, I think he should remain in jail til he dies, but I felt the same way about Barend Strydom, Robert McBride and Andrew Zondo?

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