The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) accused the Department of Correctional Services on Friday of discriminating against its leader, Eugene Terre’Blanche, by delaying his parole application.
A representative for the group, André Visagie said Terre’Blanche applied for parole on March 3, but had not received a response.
”Terre’Blanche’s human rights are being affected and it is a clear case of discrimination on the part of correctional services,” he said.
He said Terre’Blanche had already served half his six year sentence and was eligible for parole. Last year the parole board at the Rooigrond Prison in Mafikeng, where the AWB leader is serving his term, recommended that the sentence be commuted to correctional supervision. It was however rejected by the department on the grounds that he had not been sufficiently rehabilitated.
Visagie said Terre’Blanche was no longer part of a rehabilitation programme and had been a ”model prisoner”.
Terre’Blanche was convicted of attempted murder and assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm in 1997 and sentenced to an effective six years in prison. – Sapa