Oscar Pistorius Released on Bail for the Murder of His Girlfriend (Bail Conditions)

Posted by Lolade on Tue 08th Dec, 2015 - tori.ng

The South African athlete who appeared in court this morning for the first time since his manslaughter conviction was overturned has been granted bail.

Oscar Pistorius arriving in court this morning

The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, has granted murder-convicted Paralympic gold medalist, Oscar Pistorius bail of R10,000 on Tuesday for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

Deputy Judge President, Aubrey Ledwaba said Pistorius must be electronically monitored and will only be allowed to travel within a radius of 20km around his uncle's Waterkloof home, where he was previously serving under correctional supervision for his original sentence of culpable homicide.

Oscar Pistorius reacts after he was granted bail as he leaves the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria

He will be allowed to leave the home between 07:00 and midday, and will need written permission from the investigating officer to leave the house outside of those hours. "The case is postponed to April 18," Ledwaba said.

Pistorius's lawyer, Barry Roux earlier told Ledwaba that an application for leave to appeal would be brought to the Constitutional Court, and if that was unsuccessful he would return to the high court for sentencing.

Prosecutor, Gerrie Nel said: "We acknowledge he has the right to bring that application... We're not convinced that the accused has made out a good case and that his application to the Constitutional Court will be successful."

The Bail Conditions:

Accused must appear at 9am on postponement date
He will be under house arrest but may leave between 7am-12pm
Only allowed to travel within a 20km radius
He can only leave home by informing investigating officer
He cannot leave magisterial district (Tshwane)
OP must hand over passport and may not apply for any passports until the conclusion of the matter
Electronic monitoring