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My question is, how did the officials get that wrong?
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It advises that the timeline has been broken by appeals procedures, and there is uncertainty about the length of time Mr Pistorius has actually served in prison, because the time taken up with appeals and house arrest may, or may not be included in that timeline.
It does appear worrying that a letter advising that Mr Pistorious is not actually eligible for parole, as been 'received and ignored' and no doubt there will be an investigation into how this happened.
The upshot is, Mr Pistorius must serve an additional eighteen months of his sentence, before a parole appeal can be held.
It advises that the timeline has been broken by appeals procedures, and there is uncertainty about the length of time Mr Pistorius has actually served in prison, because the time taken up with appeals and house arrest may, or may not be included in that timeline.
It does appear worrying that a letter advising that Mr Pistorious is not actually eligible for parole, as been 'received and ignored' and no doubt there will be an investigation into how this happened.
The upshot is, Mr Pistorius must serve an additional eighteen months of his sentence, before a parole appeal can be held.
This was what i was getting at AH. why did they ignore the letter?
But instead of giving a decision afterwards, embarrassed officials admitted their timings had been wrong.
Earlier this week, they had received, but ignored, a letter from South Africa's top appeals court, which explained that Pistorius needed to spend another year and a half in prison before he could be considered for parole.
But instead of giving a decision afterwards, embarrassed officials admitted their timings had been wrong.
Earlier this week, they had received, but ignored, a letter from South Africa's top appeals court, which explained that Pistorius needed to spend another year and a half in prison before he could be considered for parole.
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