Gerrie Nel

Gerhard C. "Gerrie" Nel (/ˈxɛriː ˈnɛl/, born 1961)[1] is a South African advocate and prosecutor for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa.[2][3] He is nicknamed "Bulldog" for his tenacity in the courtroom, and is regularly assigned to difficult and high-profile cases.[4][5]

Education and legal career

Nel matriculated from Hoërskool Piet Potgieter in Potgietersrus in the Limpopo province in 1979,[6][7][8] and studied law in Pretoria.[9]

Nel started working as a prosecutor in 1984.[8] 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.[8][10] 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.[10]

Nel led the prosecution in the trial of former national police commissioner and Interpol president Jackie Selebi, who was convicted of corruption in 2010.[10] 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".[10][11][12]

Nel was the lead prosecutor in the 2014 trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges.[13][14][15]

Wrestling

Nel once competed in wrestling at a provincial level.[8][16] He teaches children wrestling in the evenings.[17]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Gerrie Nel: Der grosse Verlierer im Pistorius-Verfahren" [Gerrie Nel: The big loser in the Pistorius trial]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Charges against Gerrie Nel withdrawn". Mail & Guardian. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Versluis, Jeanne-Marié (14 May 2014). "'Teenstrydige getuienis'" ['Conflicting evidence']. Die Burger (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Jamieson, Alastair; Simpson, Cheryll (11 April 2014). "How 'Pit Bull' Lawyer Gerrie Nel Is Tearing Pistorius Apart". NBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Skiti, Sabelo; Govender, Prega (3 March 2014). "Legal titans square up for murder case world is watching". Times LIVE. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Lourens, Charmaine (13 March 2014). "Gerrie Nel 'n ou bekende" [Gerrie Nel an old familiar]. looklocal (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. ↑ Cowell, Alan (13 April 2014). "Pistorius Versus the Pit Bull: Fierce Prosecutor Shares Stage". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Carstens, Sonja (13 April 2014). "'Bulhond'-Gerrie 'n gunsteling onder kleintjies" ['Bulldog'-Gerrie a favourite among children]. Rapport (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  9. ↑ England, Andrew (18 April 2014). "Gerrie Nel, Pistorius's pit bull prosecutor". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Pistorius case: Nel a prosecutor with the 'golden touch'". The Sowetan. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "IAP Awards – 2012 Bangkok, Thailand". IAP. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  12. ↑ Samodien, Leila (8 June 2012). "Advocate who put Selebi behind bars wins global award". IOL. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Smith, David (28 February 2014). "Key players in the Oscar Pistorius trial". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "INFOGRAPHIC: The State vs Oscar Pistorius". News24. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Oscar Pistorius trial: Key players". BBC News. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  16. ↑ Basson, Adriaan (2010). Finish & Klaar: Selebi's Fall from Interpol to the Underworld. Cape Town: Tafelberg. ISBN 9780624049395.
  17. ↑ "Gerrie Nel teaches kids wrestling". IOL. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.


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