MK member fingered for jail attack on Walus

AN ex-Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) and SANDF member originally from Ekurhuleni has been identified by inmates as the one behind the stabbing of former SACP leader Chris Hani’s killer, Janusz Walus.

This as Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi led a march through the Pretoria CBD to protest the Constitutional Court decision to free Walus on parole.

The identity of the inmate is known to Independent Media, but it is being withheld due to ongoing investigations.

On Tuesday, it was reported that Walus was stabbed by an inmate from the same housing unit at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Tshwane, ahead of his release today.

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirmed that a stabbing incident involving inmate Walus took place at the facility.

“A detailed incident report is to be provided at a later stage, but what can be stated at this point is that inmate Walus is stable and DCS healthcare officials are providing the necessary care.

“It is alleged that Walus was stabbed by another inmate from the same housing unit,” DCS spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said.

Nxumalo added that stabbing and other forms of disturbance were offences not warranted in a correctional environment.

According to a source, the inmate who stabbed Walus said he was not supposed to go out.

He informed Independent Media that Walus had returned to the facility after receiving medical attention earlier in the evening.

Lesufi said Walus should know he caused South Africans pain that could not be healed. Lesufi, along with members of the ANC, marched through the Pretoria CBD yesterday supported by the SACP and Cosatu.