Oscar Pistorius has been released on parole this Friday, January 5 after considering that he is suitable for social integration, as notified to him by the South African Department of Correctional Services on November 24. The Paralympic athlete is released from prison after almost nine years behind bars for the murder of his partner, Reeva Steenkamp.
The athlete committed the crime during Valentine’s Day 2013 when He shot Steenkamp a total of four times through the bathroom door of his home. At that time, Oscar Pistorius denied having killed his girlfriend in a fit of rage and claimed that he had mistaken her for an intruder in his home. Justice punished him with thirteen years and five months in prison, which he ultimately did not serve in its entirety.
The South African left the Atteridgeville correctional center, west of Pretoria, early this Friday. Nevertheless, His sentence will not expire until 2029. Therefore, during this time he will be subject to the general conditions of parole, according to CNN.
In this way, Pistorius must be at home during certain hours of the day, may not consume alcohol or prohibited substances and must participate in the programs indicated by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board. Nor will he be able to grant interviews to the media of any country.
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The words of the victim’s mother
June Steenkamp, Reeva’s mother, is very dissatisfied with the decision of the South African justice system. I’m not convinced that Oscar has been rehabilitated. Rehabilitation requires someone to honestly engage with the whole truth of their crime and the consequences thereof. No one can claim to have remorse if they are not able to fully commit to the truth, they report on CNN.
If someone does not show remorse, they cannot be considered rehabilitated. If they are not rehabilitated, the risk of incidence is high, he adds. June Steenkamp She insists that she is very concerned about the safety of other women.
