(ATR)Oscar Pistorius will leave prison on Tuesday, Oct. 20, after serving 10 months of his five-year sentence for culpable homicide.
On Thursday, the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Supervision and Parole Board approved the Olympian's release from prison into correctional supervision.
The time-frame for Pistorius' parole is Oct. 20, 2015-2019. Under these conditions,the 28-year-old would most likely not be able to compete in an Olympic or Paralympic Games until 2020.
Earlier this month, the double-amputee was denied parole and ordered to undergo psychotherapy.
Pistorius, convicted of fatally shooting girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, was due to be released on Aug. 21 after serving 10 months of a five-year sentence. At the time,the Department of Justice in South Africa put the Olympic sprinter's release on hold.
Department of Correctional Services issued a statement on Thursday saying, "The parole board considered all submissions‚ including the offender's profile report‚ the directives of the Parole Review Board and the submission of the victim's family.
"The Kgosi Mampuru II CSPB says: 'Upon careful consideration of the facts placed before the Parole Board as contained in the G326 (Profile Report) submitted by the Case Management Committee in terms of Section 42 (2)/* 79 of the Correctional Services Act of 1998‚ the Parole Board decided to place Mr. Oscar Pistorius under correctional supervision as from 2015/10/20 until 2019/10/20.'
"The Parole Board has also given the offender his correctional supervision conditions which include the directives of the Parole Review Board in respect of continued psychotherapy and prohibitions in line with the Fire Arms Control Act."
The Olympic sprinter's conviction is in the process of being appealed and could be reheard in South African court next month.
Prosecutors are preparing to argue that his conviction be upgraded to murder in November. If they succeed, Pistorius will face a minimum term of 15 years in prison.
Last December, the judge in Pistorius' trial ruled that prosecutors could appeal his acquittal on premeditated murder charges.
Prosecutors say the judge misinterpreted the law in her dismissal of the premeditated murder charge, citing a section of South African law called dolus eventualis.
Written byNicole Bennett
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