luni, 18 aprilie 2016

Pistorius before the judge and know his sentence from 13 June

Oscar Pistorius appeared before the Pretoria High Court, which announced that the view that dictate the punishment for the crime of murder of which he was convicted was held between 13 and 17 June .

Pistorius, 29, was convicted of murder on 3 December by the Supreme Court of Appeal (TSA), which reversed the sentence of five years imprisonment handed down at first instance by the High Court in Pretoria.

The exvelocista shot and killed his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, ​​in the early hours of February 14, 2013 at his home in Pretoria.

South African law provides for a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison for the crime of murder, but the court may mitigate the sentence Pistorius after serving a year of his conviction for murder.

In addition to setting the date for sentencing, Judge Aubrey Ledwaba extended probation enjoyed by Pistorius until it is handed down.

The broker lives in the mansion house arrest at his uncle Arnold in Pretoria since October last year when he left the prison Kgosi Mampuru II of the South African capital for good behavior.

Gerrie Nel both the prosecutor and the defense agreed on maintaining the conditions of probation, including a ban on travel more than 20 kilometers from the house and leave the house at certain times.

Prison officials arranged their electronic tracking device, used to monitor their movements and warned that had left the 20 kilometers marked by the court when in fact he was in his house.

Supported outside the court by dozens of supporters, some who came from Germany, Austria , England or the United States , Pistorius attend the hearing with serious and expressionless.

"Pistorius has been judged by the media and his case has been used to set an example," he told EFE Dawn Hassett, a group called "Los Angeles Oscar", which supports the athlete.

Party members of the Unemployed and Prisoners of South Africa (SAPUP) Pistorius cheered his entry into court and chanted against Gerrie Nel prosecutor.

Pistorius lost his March 3 last option to appeal against his murder conviction, rejecting his request the Constitutional Court to appeal.

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