Scandal at the Legia Warszawa match. This is how they greeted the murderer in the stands
During Sunday’s match against Pogoń Szczecin, Janusz Waluś appeared in the stands of Legia Warszawa. The man who spent almost 29 years in prison over the murder of South African Communist Party leader Chris Hani was greeted with a banner. Commentators say straight: scandal.
On Sunday, Legia Warszawa defeated Pogoń Szczecin at home. The winner was decided by a penalty kick taken by Mileta Rajović and scored by Noah Weisshaupt. However, this remains overshadowed by the scandal that occurred in the stands of the stadium at Łazienkowska Street. “Fans of the capital team hung out a banner with the image of Janusz Waluś, whom they invited to the scrum and chanted his name,” reports the Sport.pl portal. The above-mentioned banner contained the inscription: “Stay strong, brother”.
He was sentenced to death. They welcomed him with honors
Janusz Waluś has been in Poland since December last year. He spent the previous over 40 years in South Africa, where on April 10, 1993, he shot Chris Hani, the anti-apartheid leader of the South African Communist Party and one of the leaders of the African National Congress.
In connection with the murder, Janusz Waluś was sentenced to death. Due to the abolition of such punishment in South Africa, the sentence was changed to life imprisonment. On November 21, 2022, the local Constitutional Tribunal decided to conditionally release the man. In total, he spent almost 29 years in prison. On December 7, 2024, he was deported to Poland.
Commentators have no illusions. They’re talking about a scandal
The appearance of Janusz Waluś in the stands caused a wave of indignant comments. “There are no words to describe the scale of embarrassment and shame. A murderer in the stands, and the reward is a flag and chants…” commented journalist Piotr Domagała.
“They play in the city stadium. Sometimes they attack foreigners, sometimes they celebrate Waluś’s murderer. If the PO ruling the city had the courage, they would have put it in order long ago. It’s a disgrace for the city,” wrote Dorota Spyrka, a councilor from the Praga-Południe district of Warsaw, from the Razem party.
