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Derby-Lewis faces amputation over infected legConvicted killer Clive Derby-Lewis might have to have his lower right leg amputated because of gangrene, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Parties speak out against Derby-Lewis paroleClive Derby-Lewis should serve the full 25 years of his prison sentence for the murder of SACP general secretary Chris Hani, the DA said on Monday. Hani not yet laid to rest‘Modise had the most to gain fom Hani’s assassination,’ says RW Johnson in his new book. No parole for Chris Hani's killerThe parole application of Chris Hani's murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, was dismissed in the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday. Will Hani's killer walk free?The Pretoria High Court will hand down judgement on Tuesday in the parole application of Clive Derby-Lewis, who was convicted of murdering Chris Hani. Derby-Lewis expected to apply for paroleClive Derby-Lewis, killer of former SACP leader Chris Hani, is expected to apply for parole in the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday. Call for Balfour to oppose Derby-Lewis paroleCorrectional Services committee chairperson Dennis Bloem has urged Minister Ngconde Balfour to oppose a bid for parole by one of Chris Hani's killers. New political-offence pardons welcomedPresident Thabo Mbeki's announcement on Wednesday of a "window of opportunity" for people convicted of alleged political offences before June 16 1999 has been warmly welcomed by most political parties. Pan Africanist Congress leader Motsoko Pheko hailed Mbeki's announcement as an act of courage against odds. New presidential pardons to come?A new process of presidential pardons for people who have committed alleged political offences appears in the offing, it emerged on Thursday. President Thabo Mbeki has asked Parliament's presiding officers to convene a joint sitting of the two Houses next Wednesday for him to make an announcement in this regard. Hani killers chase presidential pardonLawyers acting for Chris Hani's killers said they would proceed with an application to the high court, asking it to compel President Thabo Mbeki to make a decision on their application for a presidential pardon. Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis unsuccessfully sought amnesty from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1999 for the 1993 assassination of Hani. |
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