that is exactly what eugene de kock talks about. he says that people their hands are soaked in blood, this is from eugene de kock, himself. and there are many others who were on the death squads who are now living very quietly behind the scenes. they never went to the truth and reconciliation commission as he did and confessed. they just melted away. and he says those are the people who were giving orders for foot soldiers like him to go and carry out those brutal killings. >> that process of reconciliation still very much developing. martin, thank you. >>> in other news in the last few minutes, the u.n. war crimes tribunal for yugoslavia has upheld life convictions on serbs linked to the massacre 20 years ago. one of the defendants has had his sentence slightly reduced. an estimated 8,000 muslim men and i bos were killed over three days. >>> a south korean court is deliberating on whether cho hyun-ah should be punished under an anti-hijacking law. she made the plane return to its departure gate after she was served nuts in a bag ins

one of the most notorious killers of apartheid era south africa eugene de kock, has been granted parole after 20 years in prison. he was nicknamed prime evil after his killings in the 1980s and early 1990s. the prime minister said that de kock was being released in the interest of nation building. andrew harding gave us this update. >> there have been fairly lengthy parole requests in recent years, none of them granted until now. and until in the last few months de kock after some prompting, reached out to the families of some of his victims. they came to the prison sat down with him, and he apologized to them. i've spoken to some of those families who say they were moved, they believed de kock was sincere. he was also working, cooperating with the prosecuting authorities here, not just right to find the missing victims of his own act and his own unit's act, but other people as well caught up in this very vicious end to the apartheid era, when white minority rule was still clinging on to power and using people like de kock to try and undermine the transition. >> there be many people in

eugene de kock was sentenced to more than 200 years in prison. serving just over 20 he has been granted parole. tania page reports. >> reporter: eugene de kock confessed to 100 murders instances of torture, and fraud, at south africa's truth and reconciliation commission. he was known as prime evil one of the most brutal weapons. as commander of the police counter insurgency death squad he was tasked were identifying, hunting, and killing anti-apartheid activists. the justice minister said he was eligible for parole because he had served more than 20 years, and showed remorse. >> political or public pressure does not affect the decision we made. >> reporter: the president supports the justice minister's decision but on the streets of south africa there are differing views over the parole of one of the apartheid regime's most feared individuals. >> let's forgive and forget. that's the aim mandela created the reconciliation. >> no i think it's not good. it's not fair actually. looking at the many lives they had taken during the days of apartheid. so

. >> reporter: eugene de kock confessed to 100 murders instances of torture and fraud.own as prime evil. one of apartheid's most brutal weapons. as commander of the police counter insurgency death squad, he was tasked with identifying, hunting, and killing anti-apartheid activists. the minister said he was eligible because he served more than 30 years and showed remorse. >> public pressure did not form the basis for the decision that we made. and that it was solely on thef dense before us, and applicable law. >> reporter: the president supports the justice minister's decision but on the streets of south africa there are differing views over the parole of one of the apartheid regimes most feared and despised individuals. >> let's forgive and forget. >> i think it's not good. looking at the many lives he has taken during the days of apartheid. >> reporter: de kock's victim's families were consulted. he has been helping police find the remains of those he killed but his parole is an uncomfortable reminder for some of how few were held accountable. de kock accused many gene

south africa has granted parole to apartheid death-squad leader eugene de kock. he was dubbed 'prime evil' for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black south african activists in the 1980's and early 1990's. he had been imprisoned since 1994, the year nelson mandela and the african national congress came to power. on capitol hill, the republican-led senate has passed a bill to approve the keystone xl oil pipeline. the senate bill passed 62 to 36, five votes short of the number needed to overturn a potential veto by president obama. in new york, the girlfriend of akai gurley says she plans to file a $50 million lawsuit against the new york police department. gurley was shot dead by an officer in the dimly lit stairwell of a brooklyn housing project in november. new york police commissioner william bratton described the shooting as an accident saying gurley, who is african-american, was totally innocent. in academic news, professor steven salaita has filed a lawsuit against the university of illinois and unnamed donors. last year, the university withdr