Boshego v Correction Supervision and Parole Board: Kgosi Mampuru II and Others
Boshego v Correction Supervision and Parole Board: Kgosi Mampuru II and Others [2023] ZAGPPHC 409; 40175/2021 (7 June 2023)
The court found that the Parole Board erred in its methodology for calculating the applicant's minimum detention period. The correct approach, supported by the wording of the Circular and judicial precedent, is to deduct the special remission period from the effective sentence before determining the minimum detention period. The applicant's calculation, resulting in a minimum detention period expiring on 1 March 2025, was accepted as correct. The Parole Board's refusal to consider the applicant for parole was set aside, and the Board was ordered to consider her application afresh, acknowledgi…
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- Parole Eligibility
- Remission Of Sentence
- Special Parole Dispensation
- Minimum Detention Period
- Judicial Review
- Costs Order