South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, serving a
five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend, may not
walk free as expected this week because the decision
to release him was “premature”, the justice ministry
said Wednesday.
Justice Minister Michael Masutha said in a statement
that a June decision to release him on Friday — after
he had served just one-sixth of his sentence — had
“no legal basis” and would be suspended pending a
parole board review.
“It is apparent… that the decision to release him on 21
August 2015 was made prematurely on 5 June 2015,
when the offender was not eligible to be considered at
all,” the statement said.
The decision to free the 28-year-old had angered the
family of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who was
killed by Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
He was convicted in October of culpable homicide,
five-year prison term for killing his girlfriend, may not
walk free as expected this week because the decision
to release him was “premature”, the justice ministry
said Wednesday.
Justice Minister Michael Masutha said in a statement
that a June decision to release him on Friday — after
he had served just one-sixth of his sentence — had
“no legal basis” and would be suspended pending a
parole board review.
“It is apparent… that the decision to release him on 21
August 2015 was made prematurely on 5 June 2015,
when the offender was not eligible to be considered at
all,” the statement said.
The decision to free the 28-year-old had angered the
family of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, who was
killed by Pistorius on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
He was convicted in October of culpable homicide,
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