Eugene de Kock: why is 'Prime Evil' being released from jail?

The parole of South Africa's death squad commander Eugene de Kock is dividing a nation

Eugene De Kock
(Image credit: YOAV LEMMER/AFP/Getty)

Apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after serving just 20 years in prison, South Africa's justice minister has announced.

The 66-year old, dubbed 'Prime Evil', was a police officer responsible for the murder, kidnap and torture of hundreds of black activists during the Apartheid era.

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