Leonie Pretorius
27 August 2016
The
National Prosecuting Authority says it is considering its options after Judge
Thokozile Masipa dismissed its application for leave to appeal the six-year
sentence of Oscar
Pistorius.
Masipa,
who handed down her ruling in the High Court in Johannesburg yesterday, said
the State's petition had no reasonable prospects of success.
Masipa
had sentenced the Paralympic gold medallist in July for murdering his
girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in 2013.
However,
the prosecution had said the decision was shockingly lenient and
disproportionate to the crime committed.
The
State now has the option to petition the Supreme Court of Appeal in
Bloemfontein.
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