David Webster’s killer, Ferdi Barnard, granted full parole
Ferdi Barnard, the man who shot and killed anti-apartheid activist Dr David Webster in 1989, will be placed on full parole from April 2
Ferdi Barnard, the man who shot dead anti-apartheid activist David Webster in 1989, will be placed on full parole from April 2. On Thursday, justice and correctional services minister Michael Masutha announced he had approved this. Barnard was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 4 1998 after being convicted on numerous charges, including murder, attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice and unlawful possession of firearms. One of the two murder charges was in connection with the killing of anti-apartheid activist and Wits University academic Webster on May 1 1989. Barnard shot Webster outside his home in Troyeville, Johannesburg, at the behest of the apartheid police's security branch, the Civil Co-operation Bureau (CCB). The CCB told Barnard that Webster, a pacifist, was involved in terrorist activities. In reaching the decision to grant parole, Masutha satisfied himself that Barnard had met all requirements for parole. The justice department said that as part of the consu...
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