PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
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FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 4197
Mr J Selfe (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services:
(1) Whether, since 1 January 2014, he has received a certain offenderâs
(Details furnished) parole request file from his departmentâs
Correctional Services Parole Board (CSPB) chairperson; if not, why
not; if so,
(2) whether he has considered the specified offenderâs request for
parole; if not, why not; if so, (a) on what date(s) and (b) what were
the outcomes;
(3) why did (a) he and/or (b) his departmentâs CSPB deny the specified
offenderâs previous requests for parole during the period 1 January
2013 to 31 December 2013, even though the specified offender (i)
qualified for parole after serving 13 years and four months of the
imposed life sentence which commenced in 1999 and (ii) completed all
the requisite programmes? NW5073E
REPLY:
1) Yes, the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board considered the
mentioned offender and his profile report was received by Head Office
during September 2015 and submitted it to the National Council for
Correctional Services (NCCS). As soon as the recommendation of the
NCCS is available, it will be submitted to the Minister for
consideration.
(2)(a) & (b) See (1) above.
(3)(a)&(b) The offender was not denied to be considered for possible
parole placement by the (a) Minister and (b) Correctional
Supervision and Parole Board.
(3)(i) & (ii) Parole applications are submitted in accordance with and
in compliance to section 42(2) (d) of the Correctional Services
Act, Act 111 of 1998, as amended. Amongst others, during the
said period the offender did not participate in Victim Offender
Dialogue and the Department in collaboration with the offender
was in the process of tracing his victims. Furthermore, his
support system was also not positively confirmed.