Cape Town - The National Prosecuting Authority was on Monday still mulling whether to issue a warrant of arrest for Oscar Pistorius following his murder conviction, as it seeks a court date for sentencing for the former Paraolympian sprinter.
The prosecutors met this morning but it is not clear yet whether we will issue a warrant of arrest,” NPA spokesman Luvuyo Mfaku said.
Mfaku said the prosecuting team, which successfully appealed to have Pistorius’s culpable homicide conviction set aside and one of murder imposed, was still in the process of securing a date on which he would appear in the Pretoria High Court.
“We are still waiting for a court date. The prosecuting team is engaging the deputy judge president,” he added.
Mfaku said an arrest warrant was one of the options available to prosecutors to ensure that Pistorius appeared in the high court, where a date for sentencing will formally be set.
“It is one of the instruments that we have at our disposal that will force him to appear in court.”
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