Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu will be released from jail after spending only nine months of his three-year sentence.
In 2008, Zulu's car went through a red traffic light and crashed into a vehicle, killing two and injuring eight others.
KwaZulu-Natal correctional services commissioner Mnikelwa Nxele said Zulu had applied for special remission of his 36-month sentence.
"When he arrived in prison the president [Jacob Zuma] had just announced that all prisoners will be given a six-month remission to their sentences, while those who had committed non-violent crimes would get an additional 12 months,"said Nxele.
This resulted in Zulu's sentence being cut to 18 months and he became eligible for parole after serving nine months.
He will be released next week.
Zulu to be released from jail
Durban businessman Prince Sifiso Zulu will be released from jail after spending only nine months of his three-year sentence.
In 2008, Zulu's car went through a red traffic light and crashed into a vehicle, killing two and injuring eight others.
KwaZulu-Natal correctional services commissioner Mnikelwa Nxele said Zulu had applied for special remission of his 36-month sentence.
"When he arrived in prison the president [Jacob Zuma] had just announced that all prisoners will be given a six-month remission to their sentences, while those who had committed non-violent crimes would get an additional 12 months,"said Nxele.
This resulted in Zulu's sentence being cut to 18 months and he became eligible for parole after serving nine months.
He will be released next week.
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