Hani Killers to Spill Beans

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Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, convicted killers of SACP leader Chris Hani, yesterday invited leaders of the SACP to visit them in jail and ask any questions about the murder.

Their legal representative faxed a letter to SACP secretary- general Blade Nzimande, inviting a delegation to meet them and their lawyers.

“Ask us any questions you like about Chris Hani’s assassination and we will personally give you the facts,” the two said through their attorney’s firm De Klerk and Marais in Pretoria.

This comes after delegates to the SACP congress held in Port Elizabeth last weekend reportedly opened the meeting with a song chanting and asking President Thabo Mbeki to tell them who murdered Hani.

The Young Communist League has repeatedly called for the re-opening of Hani’s murder investigation.

In the letter Walus and Derby-Lewis said they would give answers to any questions the party might want to ask.

This would include documentary evidence they might have, and the probable reason why Hani was without any body guards on the morning of the killing.

SACP spokesman Malesela Maleka confirmed the party had received the letter.

He said Nzimande had not yet read it.

They would only decide what to do when he had done so, Maleka said.

Walus and Derby-Lewis were arrested shortly after Hani’s murder in April 1993.

They were convicted for the crime and sentenced to death. This was later commuted to life imprisonment when capital punishment was outlawed in 1995.

They applied for amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but were denied it in 1999.

In 2000, the Cape high court dismissed an application by Derby-Lewis and Walus to overturn the TRC’s decision.
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Let the truth be told

Sowetan
 
Eish, I can smell trouble in the air....:(
Zuma must have a lot to do with this...:D
 
Yup, this could be very interesting.
Gets popcorn ready. Might be cold before the commies wake up and do something though but that is to be expected.
The Thabo Mbeki doccy is believed to insinuate that he was somehow involved as well.

maybe it was Colonel Mustard?
;)
 
*sigh* ... how long ago was this? Shouldn't it go to the history channel or something... people like digging up the past in this country.
 
xrapidx said:
*sigh* ... how long ago was this? Shouldn't it go to the history channel or something... people like digging up the past in this country.
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No, it is best for stuff like this to come out, if they can add something more to what is already known that is, it would be beneficial to everyone.

edit: to add to that it is important for everyone to understand the impact that this event had on our country.
Things could've gone pear shaped very quickly at that time in our history.
I would like to know the in's and out's of why they did it?
 
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The truth of the past must be told, be it whoever ordered the murder of Hani or all the orders Vlok gave, the truth must come out.
 
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xrapidx said:
*sigh* ... how long ago was this? Shouldn't it go to the history channel or something... people like digging up the past in this country.
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Hani could've been Mandela's successor. I think there's more fascinating revelations to come out...and justice should take it's course....
 
Wow, this is interesting news.... I cant wait to see the outcome... assuming those two last until then.
 
They applied for amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but were denied it in 1999.
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I thought if they came clean at the TRC and applied for amnesty, they would have it granted. .....or does it depend on the status of the person they topped?
(I'm lost in the lack of logic here :rolleyes:)
 
Skeptik said:
I thought if they came clean at the TRC and applied for amnesty, they would have it granted. .....or does it depend on the status of the person they topped?
(I'm lost in the lack of logic here :rolleyes:)
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It was after the applicable TRC/amnesty period.

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I came across Derby-Lewis in army days. Extremely obnoxious, extremely right-wing, extremely stupid.
 
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Skeptik said:
I thought if they came clean at the TRC and applied for amnesty, they would have it granted. .....or does it depend on the status of the person they topped?
(I'm lost in the lack of logic here :rolleyes:)
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If they have anything more to add from those hearings I'll be very surprised. They would have said to stop going to jail.
 
rwenzori said:
It was after the applicable TRC/amnesty period.

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I came across Derby-Lewis in army days. Extremely obnoxious, extremely right-wing, extremely stupid.
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That it certainly was.

If Capital Punishment wasn't outlawed they could have hung these guys back then and be done with it.
"Spill Beans" - Can these killers be trusted in anything they have to say?
 
sox63 said:
If they have anything more to add from those hearings I'll be very surprised. They would have said to stop going to jail.
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It could be that a heavier sword was hanging over their heads than jail at the time, maybe now they're being offered money and protection to tell the truth
 
xtermin8or said:
The truth of the past must be told, be it whoever ordered the murder of Hani or all the orders Vlok gave, the truth must come out.
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Of course only if it implicates ex NP/Right Wing top dogs.
If some ANC/SACP involvement is alleged it'll be called lies and baseless allegations. Then nothing will come of it.
 
Most of the suspicion at the moment is more on the upper echelons of the ANC than any right wing or Nat movement
 
xtermin8or said:
It could be that a heavier sword was hanging over their heads than jail at the time, maybe now they're being offered money and protection to tell the truth
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I seriously doubt there is too much more truth to come out. It just looks like the start of some ploy to get out of jail sooner.
 
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