THE parole review board has up to four months to conclude its decision on when Oscar Pistorius can be released from prison‚ a spokesman for the Department of Justice said yesterday.
Pistorius‚ 28‚ was due to be released into house arrest today after serving 10 months of a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14 2013.
However, Justice Minister Michael Masutha on Wednesday blocked his proposed release, saying the decision was made without legal basis.
“The review board has four months in which to conclude the matter‚” Justice Ministry spokesman Mthunzi Mhaga said.
Prosecutors filed an appeal this week asking for Judge Thokozile Masipa’s verdict of culpable homicide to be changed to murder.
The appeal hearing is due to start in November.
– Reuters
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