Gerrie Nel Explained

Gerhard C. "Gerrie" Nel (born 1961)[1] is a South African advocate. Until January 2017, he was a prosecutor for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa.[2] He is nicknamed "Bulldog" for his tenacity in the courtroom, and is regularly assigned to difficult and high-profile cases.[3]

Education and legal career

Nel matriculated from Hoërskool Piet Potgieter in Potgietersrus in the Limpopo province in 1979,[4] [5] and studied law in Pretoria.[6]

Nel started working as a prosecutor in 1984.[5] He was a junior prosecutor in the trial of Clive Derby-Lewis and Janusz Waluś, who were both convicted in connection with the assassination of anti-apartheid activist Chris Hani in 1993.[5] [7] He was the Gauteng Regional Head of the NPA's Directorate of Special Operations (Scorpions) business unit from its inception in 1999 until it was disbanded in 2009.[7]

Nel led the prosecution in the trial of former national police commissioner and Interpol president Jackie Selebi, who was convicted of corruption in 2010.[7] In 2012 he received two awards in recognition of his work on the Selebi case. He was named Prosecutor of the Year by the local Society of State Advocates and received a Special Achievement Award from the International Association of Prosecutors for "fierce pursuit of the vision of the National Prosecuting Authority's ideals to achieve justice in society".[7] [8]

Nel was the lead prosecutor in the 2014 trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges.[9]

In January 2017, he resigned from his position as a prosecutor at the NPA,[10] joining AfriForum with the aim of setting up a private prosecutions unit,[11] which AfriForum said would operate in the interests of all South Africans.[12]

Wrestling

Nel once competed in wrestling at a provincial level.[5] [13] He teaches children wrestling in the evenings.[14]

Awards

External links

https://www.twitter.com/gerrienel_adv/

Notes and References

  1. News: Gerrie Nel: Der grosse Verlierer im Pistorius-Verfahren. 12 September 2014. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 12 September 2014. German. Gerrie Nel: The big loser in the Pistorius trial.
  2. News: Prosecutor Gerrie Nel quits. 19 August 2017. News 24. 31 January 2017.
    - News: Versluis. Jeanne-Marié. Teenstrydige getuienis. Afrikaans. Conflicting evidence. 14 May 2014. Die Burger. 14 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514070510/http://www.dieburger.com/nuus/2014-05-14-teenstrydige-getuienis-nel-t-roux-woordestryd. 14 May 2014. live.
  3. News: Jamieson. Alastair. Simpson. Cheryll. How 'Pit Bull' Lawyer Gerrie Nel Is Tearing Pistorius Apart. 14 May 2014. NBC News. 11 April 2014.
    - ←News: Skiti. Sabelo. Govender. Prega. Legal titans square up for murder case world is watching. 16 May 2014. Times LIVE. 3 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325163016/http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/03/03/legal-titans-square-up-for-murder-case-world-is-watching. 25 March 2014. live.
  4. News: Lourens. Charmaine. Gerrie Nel 'n ou bekende. Afrikaans. Gerrie Nel an old familiar. 13 May 2014. looklocal. 13 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513182313/http://www.looklocal.co.za/looklocal/content/en/polokwane/polokwane-news-general?oid=8208675&sn=Detail&pid=4730479&Gerrie-Nel--n-ou-bekende. 13 May 2014 . live.
    - News: Cowell. Alan. Pistorius Versus the Pit Bull: Fierce Prosecutor Shares Stage. 13 May 2014. The New York Times. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140423123953/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/14/world/africa/pistorius-murder-trial.html. 23 April 2014. live.
  5. News: Carstens. Sonja. 'Bulhond'-Gerrie 'n gunsteling onder kleintjies. Afrikaans. 'Bulldog'-Gerrie a favourite among children. 13 May 2014. Rapport. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513180417/http://www.rapport.co.za/Nuus/Nuus/Bulhond-Gerrie-n-gunsteling-onder-kleintjies-20140412. 13 May 2014. live.
  6. News: England. Andrew. Gerrie Nel, Pistorius's pit bull prosecutor. 14 May 2014. Financial Times. 18 April 2014.
  7. News: Pistorius case: Nel a prosecutor with the 'golden touch'. 13 May 2014. The Sowetan. 20 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125037/http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/02/20/pistorius-case-nel-a-prosecutor-with-the-golden-touch. 13 April 2014. live.
  8. Web site: IAP Awards – 2012 Bangkok, Thailand . IAP . 13 May 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6PY5QuiK4?url=http://www.iap-association.org/About/IAP-Awards/Roll-of-Honour-1996-2013/2012-Bangkok,-Thailand . 13 May 2014 . live.
    - News: Samodien. Leila. Advocate who put Selebi behind bars wins global award. 13 May 2014. IOL. 8 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120626105827/http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/advocate-who-put-selebi-behind-bars-wins-global-award-1.1314398. 26 June 2012. live.
  9. News: Smith . David . Key players in the Oscar Pistorius trial . 13 May 2014 . The Guardian . 28 February 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6O4tl7VU0?url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/28/key-players-oscar-pistorius-trial . 14 March 2014 . live .
    - News: INFOGRAPHIC: The State vs Oscar Pistorius . 11 March 2014 . News24 . 2 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311181224/http://www.news24.com/Multimedia/South-Africa/INFOGRAPHIC-The-State-vs-Oscar-Pistorius-20140302 . 11 March 2014 . dead .
    - News: Oscar Pistorius trial: Key players. 13 May 2014. BBC News. 3 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513074821/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26386952. 13 May 2014. live.
  10. News: Prosecutor Gerrie Nel quits. 19 August 2017. News 24. 31 January 2017.
  11. News: Gerrie Nel to join forces with AfriForum . 19 August 2017. News 24. 31 January 2017.
  12. News: New prosecuting unit in the interest of all South Africans - AfriForum. 19 August 2017. News 24. 31 January 2017. .
  13. Book: Basson, Adriaan. Finish & Klaar: Selebi's Fall from Interpol to the Underworld. 2010. Tafelberg. Cape Town. 9780624049395.
  14. News: Gerrie Nel teaches kids wrestling. 13 May 2014. IOL. 13 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513180229/http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/gerrie-nel-teaches-kids-wrestling-1.1675220. 13 May 2014. live.

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