CRI听力:Pistorius Is to Be Released

The man they call "The Bladerunner" is set to be released from jail.

Former Olympian and paralympian Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from jail on Friday in South Africa after serving 10 months of a five-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Deputy Commissioner for Correctional Services Logan Maistry says the release of Pistorius is in line with South African sentencing guidelines.

"It is important to note that the offender was sentenced in terms of section 276 1i, of the criminal procedure act, which states that such an offender must be considered for placement under correctional supervision after serving at least one-sixth of his or her sentence, which in the case of this offender amounts to 10 months. And therefore the correctional supervision and parole board approved the placement of the offender into the system of community corrections with effect on the 21st of August 2015."　

Pistorius was convicted last year in the shooting death of his girlfriend in his home in South Africa.