However, he will be placed on probation after spending 10 months in jail for shooting and killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The Department of Correctional Service's said the law states that an offender may be released after serving one sixth of the sentence and continue to serve the remaining period under correctional supervision.
Pistorius, who shot dead
his girlfriend on Valentine's Day in 2013, was found guilty last year of
culpable homicide and sentenced to five years in prison.
The department's Acting
National Commissioner Zach Modise has confirmed that the Correctional
Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) of Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre has
approved the placement of Pistorius under correctional supervision with effect
from 21 August 2015.
"The CSPB has
approved that Pistorius be placed under correctional supervision, as a
probationer, in line with Section 276 (1) (i) of the Criminal Procedure Act,
read together with the Correctional Services Act, Act 111 of 1998, as amended
that says an offender may serve only one sixth of his/her sentence in custody,
and continue to serve the remaining period of the sentence under correctional
supervision," the department said on Monday.
In line with the
provisions of both the Criminal Procedure and Correctional Services Acts, the
department said the Steenkamp family was invited and participated in the
deliberations of Correctional Supervision and Parole Board.
The State's appeal
against Pistorius' culpable homicide conviction will still be heard by the
Supreme Court of Appeal in November.
Correctional Services
spokesperson Manelisi Wolela explained that the implementation of the sentence
as directed by court, as well as the provisions of Correctional Services Act
(Act 111 of 1998), is an independent and separate process from any pending
appeals.
- SAnews.gov.za
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