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Sapa reported that justice department spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said on his Facebook wall: "Five years in terms of [Section] 276 of the Criminal Procedure Act means the accused serves one-sixth of the sentence, which is 10 months."
"And an offender or inmate can be considered for placement under correctional supervision which is processed by correctional services."
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