JOHANNESBURG: A South African judge on Friday rejected the state's appeal seeking a longer jail sentence for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is serving a six-year term for killing his girlfriend three years ago.Thokozile Masipa, the same judge who imposed the sentence last month, said in the High Court in Johannesburg that she was not persuaded there was a "reasonable prospect of success on appeal". "The application for leave to appeal against the sentence is dismissed with costs," she said.The prosecution had been pushing for a longer sentence against the fallen 29-year-old sprint star over the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp. "I'm of the view that a long term of imprisonment will not serve justice," Masipa said then.But Nel argued that the six-year sentence was flawed and that it should be appealed. What does the state want?" defence lawyer Barry Roux said.

Source: Times of India August 26, 2016 11:43 UTC