This was the word from instructing defence attorney Andrew Fawcett after Pistorius was sentenced in the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday.
He told reporters the paralympian would have to serve between half and two-thirds of his new sentence before he could apply for parole.
The athlete would abide by the sentence and would not be appealing, said Fawcett.
Pistorius walked around the dock to hug his family after Judge Thokozile Masipa handed down sentence.
Masipa said the athlete had already served a sentence for the his culpable homicide conviction in 2014.
She concluded it seemed clear Pistorius could be rehabilitated as he successfully followed previous rehabilitation programmes.
“What is to be considered is that he has already spent time in prison to serve the original sentence of culpable homicide,” she said.
“I have considered the evidence in this matter, submissions and arguments from the council. I believe long term imprisonment will not serve justice in this matter.”
Pistorius will return to the Kgosi Mampuru II prison after he was released under correctional supervision in 2014.
Masipa said she believed rehabilitation and recovery was possible for the athlete depending on his attitude to the punishment imposed on him.
“The purpose of sentencing is rehabilitation and retribution. The court is obliged to consider that the accused successfully completed the rehabilitation programmes. He is a good candidate for rehabilitation.”
Masipa said she believed rehabilitation and recovery was possible for the athlete depending on his attitude to the punishment imposed on him.
“The purpose of sentencing is rehabilitation and retribution. The court is obliged to consider that the accused successfully completed the rehabilitation programmes. He is a good candidate for rehabilitation.”
