The Supreme Court of Appeal has granted Justice Minister Michael Masutha leave to appeal in the parole application of Janusz Walus‚ the murderer of popular liberation fighter Chris Hani. In March‚ the Pretoria High Court ordered that Walus be released within 14 days. The Supreme Court of Appeal’s order means that he will remain behind bars at least until it has heard and decided the case.Minister Masutha welcomes judgment which means Walus will remain in prisonThe Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Michael Masutha has welcomed the judgment of the high court in Pretoria which would ensure that the murderer of Chris Hani Janusz Walus remain in prison. Judge Nicolene Janse van Nieuwenhuizen refused leave to appeal‚ saying an appeal had no reasonable prospects of success. This meant that Masutha had to petition the SCA to hear his appeal. In the meantime‚ Janse van Nieuwenhuizen refused Walus’s application to be released from custody‚ pending the minister approaching the appeal court.In an order by Justices Azhar Cachalia and Malcolm Wallis dated July 4‚ the Supreme Court of Appeal ordered that leave to appeal had been granted. The parties were informed on Tuesday.The High Court’s order in March was greeted by dismay by Hani’s widow‚ Limpho‚ who called the judge racist‚ and the South African Communist Party‚ which said it was still seeking the truth about Hani’s murder...