Sakkie Jenner, MP and the ID spokesperson on correctional services, has called on the department 'to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mark Scott-Crossley's jumping of the parole queue.'

Scott-Crossley, who threw the body of an ex-employee to lions, was released last week.

'We in the Independent Democrats are concerned about hearing that this man, who was a perpetrator of the worst kind of racist violence, would be released from prison so soon. South Africans have been treated to a further shock that he could have jumped the queue for parole,' Mr Jenner says.

'If this is the case, then it sends out the wrong message to perpetrators of violence and racism in our society. 

'The Independent Democrats would like to see a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his parole process so we can find out whether the victim's family was not consulted,' says Jenner.

'If they were not, the ID would like to see those responsible brought to book for what appears to be a complete disrespect of the rights and sensitivities of the family of the late Nelson Chisale.'

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