The famous South African athlete Oscar Pistoriusin prison since 2014 for having killed his girlfriend, the model, a year earlier Reeva Steenkampwas released from prison this Friday after being paroled, confirmed the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) of South Africa.
“He Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirms that Oscar Pistorius is on parole, effective January 5, 2024. He was admitted to the community prison system and is now at home,” this institution said in a statement.
The prison authorities granted conditional release to Pistorius on November 24, during a closed-door hearing at the Atteridgeville prisonand Pretoria.
This Wednesday, the DCS indicated that, despite the athlete’s “high public profile”, the “general conditions” of that regime will apply to him, such as, for example, being “at home at certain times of the day.”
“He will not be able to consume alcohol or other substances. (…) Like other people on parole, Pistorius is prohibited from conducting interviews with the media,” the agency added, specifying that these restrictions will be valid until the expiration of the sentence in 2029.