The Correctional Services Parole Board denied parole for Oscar Pistorius on the grounds that he had not completed the required amount of time in custody. Pistorius will only be eligible for parole in August next year.
Ten years after fatally murdering his then-girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013, the disgraces Paralympian made his appearance before the board in Pretoria on Friday to ask for parole.
According to South African law, inmates can be considered for parole after serving half of their sentence if they meet conditions like good behaviour in prison.
South Africa’s Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Pistorius’ submission for parole was not granted because he was not yet eligible- an issue which was clarified by the country’s top appeals court.
“The parole board has granted Mr Pistorius a further profile for August 2024 and the reason behind that is that Mr Pistorius is yet to serve a minimum detention period as per the clarification order provided by the Supreme Court of Appeal, which was only provided to the department on the 28th of March 2023,” said Nxumalo.
Pistorius must now continue to serve his sentence until a new parole hearing in August 2024.
