Synopsis:
Application for direct access concerning the constitutionality of s. 136(3)(a) of the Correctional Services Act, which provides that certain prisoners serving life sentences are entitled to be considered for parole only after they have served 20 years of their sentence. The application for direct access was refused, but the Registrar was directed to bring the judgment to the attention of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces with a request to consider whether one of its members might assist Mr Van Vuren to re-launch the action in the High Court.
