South Africa’s ex-Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be banned from drinking alcohol and talking to the press when he is released on parole on Friday, prison authorities have said
He is leaving prison almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
Pistorius, 37, killed Miss Steenkamp, a model, in the early hours of Valentine’s Day 2013, firing four times through the bathroom door of his ultra-secure Pretoria house.
A parole board reviewing whether Pistorius was fit for social reintegration decided at the end of November to allow him out of prison early on January 5.
‘Just like other parolees, Pistorius is restricted from conducting media interviews,’ the department of correctional services said in a statement.
‘An elevated public profile linked to Pistorius does not make him different from other inmates nor warrant inconsistent treatment,’ it added.
‘For example, he will be expected to be home at particular hours of the day. He may not consume alcohol or other prohibited substances,’ the prison department told the BBC.
South African law says that all offenders can be considered for parole once half of their sentence has been served.
The former athlete is due to be released on Friday from a prison on the outskirts of Pretoria. The time and other logistical details have not been disclosed by authorities for ‘security’ reasons.
As part of his parole, until the end of his sentence in 2029 Pistorius must undergo therapy for anger and gender-based violence issues.
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