Acting Judge President Petse: “In reply thereto I advise, as is apparent from the judgment of this court delivered on
24 November 2017, that Mr
Oscar L C Pistorius was sentenced by this court to an effective term of
13 years five months taking into account the period of 12 months imprisonment and correctional supervision of seven months (see paragraphs 24,
25 and 26 of the judgment). The order of this court is unqualified which means that the substituted sentence is effective from 24 November 2017 i.e. the
date on which this court's judgment was delivered.”
My response: “What absolute bollocks! This is inconsistent with the SCA’s last two letters of clarification, one saying
Oscar was eligible for parole in
2021.”