Janusz Walus, Chris Hani’s assassin, filed an appeal against a decision denying him parole on Tuesday, and the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment.
Limpho Hani stated that she only desired justice for her husband’s death.
Janusz Walus, Chris Hani’s killer, filed an appeal against a decision denying him pardon on Tuesday, and the Constitutional Court has reserved judgment.
He is serving a life sentence for the murder of the SACP leader in 1993.
According to Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, who represents the Hani family and the South African Communist Party (SACP), Hani’s assassination was more than just a murder; it was the murder of a person who represented the future.
Sikhakhane said, “The nature of this crime is such that it cannot be mooted as the murder of a person. It’s the murder of a country, the murder of a society, the murder its democratic dream and it’s the murder of his family.”
Lawyer Roelof du Plessis said that Walus had again apologised.
“I have instructions to again apologise before this court to the public to Mrs Hani, in particular to the South African Communist Party and to South Africa. He has sincere remorse,” said Du Plessis.
Limpho Hani, on the other hand, stated that she would never forgive Walus.
“He didn’t talk to me, he said he’s sorry to you the media. In any case, I’d never forgive him. He took my husband’s life, my children’s father,” she said.