The Constititional Court this week ordered the release of one of South Africa’s most infamous murderers - Janusz Walus - on parole.
The ruling was, however, a unanimous one which saw all eight Constitutional Court justices who presided over the case in agreement.So why exactly was Walus granted parole? It then looked at Justice Minister Ronald Lamola’s reasons for initially refusing Walus parole in 2020 - which is what prompted the current court actions.
But, the Constitutional Court found these were not the type of remarks envisaged by the guiding policy. When it came to the minister’s consideration of the “nature and seriousness of the crime,” Walus had attacked Lamola's decision as irrational - arguing that these were factors that would never change in the future.
I fail to andastand,y ANC wanna March for walus releasing but y not Eugene decock de very same party release him in 5 yrs 🥱😘, shame on them
Its a gd decision but it has one fundamental weakness: s 78 of the CSA was amended in 2008 to remove the court's power to grant parole to 'lifers'. The court didn't realize this & erroneously relied on the 2004 version of s 78 to hold that it has power to grant parole (para 56)!
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