Former police colonel Eugene de Kock, better known as "Prime Evil" for all of the Black lives he took during South Africa's terrible apartheid era, will become a free man once again after serving 20 years behind bars.
The news was announced today, Friday, January 30th, that De Kock managed to gain parole. The news has been very unsettling to the many families who fell victim to Prime Evil's cruelty. His time spent as the commander of South Africa's C10 death squad brought forth a tidal wave of cold-blooded torture and the murder of droves of Black activists. De Kock, now 66, was convicted for his numerous crimes back in the '90s and sentenced to a massive punishment of two life sentences, along with an additional 212 years in prison.
While his parole has been denied numerous times, Justice Minister Michael Masutha explained that De Kock's freedom comes as part of a "nation-building and reconciliation" movement that South Africa is implementing at this time. As you could imagine, many people are not happy with the news. For De Kock's safety, his release date has not been revealed to the general public.
Source: LATimes
