CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law and the double-amputee Olympic and Paralympic runner may have been wrongly denied early release from prison because of a miscalculation over when he began serving his sentence for murder, court documents show.
Justice and correctional services authorities submitted the documents to the country’s apex Constitutional Court on Tuesday and said they won’t oppose the appeal from Mr. Pistorius arguing he has served the prescribed amount of time in prison and should immediately be declared eligible for parole.
