The South African
at the Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Library |
This 18-minute video examines the amnesty hearings of Janusz Walus and
Clive Derby-Lewis, two members of the now extinct Conservative Party who
in 1993 assassinated Chris Hani, a popular ANC and SACP leader. The video
begins with the testimony of Janusz Walus who explains how he carried
out the assassination, followed by a short biography of Chris Hani. The
remaining two-thirds of the video documents the cross-examination of Clive
Derby-Lewis, a former member of Parliament and a leading member of the
white right wing movement, who orchestrated the killing. The lawyer for
the Hani family, George Bizos, who had been Nelson Mandela’s lawyer
at his treason trial in the 1960s, questions the actions and motivations
of both men in front of the Amnesty Committee as well as the Hani, Derby-Lewis,
and Mandela families.
In order to receive amnesty, applicants had to fully disclose all relevant
facts as well as demonstrate that their acts served a political objective
on behalf of a political organization. The standards for amnesty and
the difficult questions surrounding the definition of a political act
are the focus of this presentation. The testimonies of the killers,
the sharp questioning of Mr. Bizos, and the reactions of the crowd also
reveal the drama and emotional complexity of the amnesty process. |
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