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| Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail, review board says | Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail, review board says |
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| Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed. | Oscar Pistorius must remain in jail and not be transferred to house arrest after a decision to grant him parole was again delayed. |
| His lawyer Brian Webber told the AFP news agency that a decision over his early release has been referred back to the parole board. | His lawyer Brian Webber told the AFP news agency that a decision over his early release has been referred back to the parole board. |
| The Paralympic star was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp. | The Paralympic star was jailed for five years in 2014 for the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp. |
| He has been fighting a lengthy battle to be released early from jail. | He has been fighting a lengthy battle to be released early from jail. |
| Pistorius was due to be released in August, but remained in prison after Justice Minister Michael Masutha made a last-minute intervention blocking his release. | |
| The parole review board - the final recourse for parole disputes - was meeting on Monday to decide if the star, 28, should be allowed out on house arrest. | |
| Mr Webber explained that they decided to refer the matter back to the original parole board - the body accused by Mr Masutha of "prematurely" wanting to release him in August. | |
| Correspondents say that a definitive parole ruling is now unlikely to be made before the athlete - in a separate legal process - appeals against his conviction on 3 November in Bloemfontein. | |
| This ruling could result in him receiving a longer prison term. | |
| The prosecution argues that the judge who presided over his trial did not apply the law correctly by acquitting him of murder. | |
| The judge instead found him guilty of a lesser charge of culpable homicide - equivalent to manslaughter. |