Oscar Pistorius will not be released: justice has determined that he does not meet the minimum requirements

After being requested conditional freedomthis Friday during the hearings held in South Africa, Department of Corrections denied the request Oscar Pistoriuswho has been imprisoned since 2013 for the murder of his girlfriend Riva Steenkamp.

Major news agencies such as EFE, Associated Press or Reuters They reported that both the South African Department of Corrections and the Steenkamp family’s lawyer had released the status of the case.

Department of Corrections, which explained in a statement the reasons for denying the athlete probation. “The reason given is that the prisoner has not served the minimum term of detention.”

For her part, the mother of the woman killed by Pistorius, June Steenkamp, ​​confirmed the fact and was pleased with the measure. “I just got a call from the parole board (…) it’s a big relief for me.”

In this sense, the lawyer for the Stenkamp family, Tanya Cohen, confirmed this version. “I can confirm that parole was denied. They will meet again in a year to review everything again,” he said.

On February 14, 2013, the then law student and model was found dead in her bathroom after being shot dead by Oscar Pistorius. At the hearing after the arrest, the broker claimed that it was an accident, as he believed that a thief had broken into the house.

Having served half of his sentence (13 years) since his 2016 sentence, Blade Runner had the right to choose probation.but the Stenkamp family was vehemently opposed from the start.

It should be remembered that the South African athlete became famous after winning six gold medals at the Paralympic Games and participating in the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where he reached the semi-finals in the 400 meters. And all this with carbon fiber prosthetic legs.