Gerrie Nel will be joining civil rights group AfriForum to pursue private prosecutions on their behalf.
Neither AfriForum or Nel has confirmed or denied this, however it is believed that this is a step for the organisation to strengthen its anti-corruption unit.
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed that Nel had resigned on Monday.Oscar Pistorius and Jackie Selebi’s nemesis, Gerrie Nel, has quit the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
The NPA top prosecutor – nicknamed “The Bulldog” – has, despite numerous high profile successes, long been side-lined by the NPA.
CapeTalk’s John Maytham crossed over live to the press conference. He also interviewed EWN’s Mandy Wiener.
Get it from the horse’s mouth - listen to Nel and Wiener in the audio below (and/or scroll down for more quotes from it).
He and Shaun Abrahams don’t see eye to eye.— Mandy Wiener, EWN
He’s not in the right camp at the NPA.— Mandy Wiener, EWN
Gerrie Nel is going to have a PR battle to overcome.— Mandy Wiener, EWN
It wasn’t a sudden decision.— Gerrie Nel
I will always be a prosecutor.— Gerrie Nel
Everybody should be equal before the law.— Gerrie Nel
I won’t sell my integrity!— Gerrie Nel
Never once has Gerrie Nel made an effort to leak anything to the media.— Mandy Wiener, EWN
We will not only go for high flyers.— Gerrie Nel
