Walus ‘a citizen of SA’ and so may live anywhere in the country, says Home Affairs
The Department of Home Affairs says it has noted reports relating to the citizenship status of Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus and that it wishes to place on record that he was granted South African citizenship in 1987.
A decision by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday that Walus, a Polish immigrant, be granted parole for the 1993 murder of Chris Hani, the former general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), has sparked outrage.
The African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday demanded his deportation upon release, while the SACP is expected to appeal the judgment.
South African citizens have a constitutional right to enter, remain or reside anywhere within the republic.
The department said on Friday Mr Walus had been granted a residence permit in 1981 and subsequently attained citizenship in 1987 under legislation administered by the apartheid government.
Calling for Mr Walus’s deportation, the ANC described his imminent release as a "travesty".
"The court’s decision to release him exactly a month before we commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of this towering hero of our struggle, is extremely insensitive," the ANC said in a statement on Thursday.
The party said the court’s decision was devoid of any appreciation of the "devastating impact" Hani’s death had on the country.
Clive Derby-Lewis and Janusz Walus appear in front of the Truth and Reconcilaition Commission in June 1997. Picture: ADIL BRADLOW/PICTURENET AFRICA
The Department of Home Affairs says it has noted reports relating to the citizenship status of Chris Hani’s killer Janusz Walus and that it wishes to place on record that he was granted South African citizenship in 1987.
A decision by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday that Walus, a Polish immigrant, be granted parole for the 1993 murder of Chris Hani, the former general secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP), has sparked outrage.
The African National Congress (ANC) on Thursday demanded his deportation upon release, while the SACP is expected to appeal the judgment.
South African citizens have a constitutional right to enter, remain or reside anywhere within the republic.
The department said on Friday Mr Walus had been granted a residence permit in 1981 and subsequently attained citizenship in 1987 under legislation administered by the apartheid government.
Calling for Mr Walus’s deportation, the ANC described his imminent release as a "travesty".
"The court’s decision to release him exactly a month before we commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the assassination of this towering hero of our struggle, is extremely insensitive," the ANC said in a statement on Thursday.
The party said the court’s decision was devoid of any appreciation of the "devastating impact" Hani’s death had on the country.
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