There are none so blind as those who will not see - so goes the proverb.
There are none so blind as those who will not see - so goes the proverb.
Never has the aphorism been so true as in the pitiful saga of struggle hero Chris Hani's convicted murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, for whom it still has to dawn that he has long missed the boat.
If only he had made a full disclosure about Hani's assassination before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a decade or so ago, he would probably have been a free man today. He would not be turning to the courts to seek parole.
Until Derby-Lewis and his accomplice Janusz Walus come clean, they should not expect sympathy from the courts, the Hani family and the public.
Only the truth shall set them free.
Lost chance
There are none so blind as those who will not see - so goes the proverb.
There are none so blind as those who will not see - so goes the proverb.
Never has the aphorism been so true as in the pitiful saga of struggle hero Chris Hani's convicted murderer, Clive Derby-Lewis, for whom it still has to dawn that he has long missed the boat.
If only he had made a full disclosure about Hani's assassination before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a decade or so ago, he would probably have been a free man today. He would not be turning to the courts to seek parole.
Until Derby-Lewis and his accomplice Janusz Walus come clean, they should not expect sympathy from the courts, the Hani family and the public.
Only the truth shall set them free.