Walus parole decision 'not mine to make'

CORRECTIONAL Services Minister Pieter Groenewald said his hands are tied in revoking the parole of Janusz Walus, who killed former SACP general secretary and Umkhonto weSizwe chief of staff, Chris Hani.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

This emerged when Groenewald made a presentation on the process leading to the revocation of parole for parolees to the Portfolio Committee Correctional Services portfolio committee on Tuesday.

EFF MP, Carl Niehaus, said the release of Walus meant he was not placed under permanent control of the Correctional Services system.

Niehaus noted that he was allowed to be deported to his home country, Poland, within two years of his release.

"If he breaks the parole condition as any other lifer would have done and is returned to prison, that would not happen."