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A petition in favour of Pistorius release accepted by prisons chief on Wednesday. Photo: Mike Appel Twitter page.

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Pistorius Finances and Parole in News

PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius cannot afford a new trial, his lawyer said yesterday, two days before the athlete’s case is to come before a review board that will decide whether he can spend the rest of his five-year jail sentence under house arrest. Lawyer Barry Roux said on Wednesday that Pistorius’ “financial ability” for a new trial was […]

By SAPeople
17-09-15 08:07
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pistorius-petition
A petition in favour of Pistorius release accepted by prisons chief on Wednesday. Photo: Mike Appel Twitter page.

PRETORIA – Oscar Pistorius cannot afford a new trial, his lawyer said yesterday, two days before the athlete’s case is to come before a review board that will decide whether he can spend the rest of his five-year jail sentence under house arrest.

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A petition in favour of Pistorius’ release accepted by prisons chief on Wednesday. Photo: Mike Appel Twitter page.Fi

Lawyer Barry Roux said on Wednesday that Pistorius’ “financial ability” for a new trial was “non-existent”, according to news reports. In October 2014, Pretorius was sentenced to five years in jail for killing Reeva Steenkamp.

Pistorius was meant to have been released on parole on 21 August, but Justice Minister Michael Masutha said the parole review board acted prematurely when it set that date. The board is expected to meet on Friday to decide if Pistorius can serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest.

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