Killer of South African politician Hani granted parole

Clive Derby-Lewis listens to questions during the Truth Commission hearing at Pretoria City Hall in a file photo.

PRETORIA (Reuters) - The killer of a South African anti-apartheid hero was granted medical parole with immediate effect by a court on Friday, setting aside an earlier decision by the justice minister to block his release. Clive Derby-Lewis, an ultra-right wing politician who masterminded the 1993 assassination of Communist Party leader Chris Hani in an attempt to trigger a race war, had been serving a life sentence for the murder.