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Gerhard C. "Gerrie" Nel (/ ˈ x ɛ r iː ˈ n ɛ l /, born 1961) is a South African advocate. Until January 2017, he was a prosecutor for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa. [2]
Jan 31, 2017 · Gerrie Nel is a former state prosecutor who made his career with four notorious cases, including Chris Hani's murder, Jackie Selebi's corruption, Brett Kebble's murder and Oscar Pistorius' trial. Learn more about his role and achievements in these landmark trials.
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There was no stealth attack on Pistorius when the cross-examination began Wednesday: Nel ripped into the athlete within seconds, demanding that he admit he killed Reeva in his own words. “You killed Reeva Steenkamp,” Nel demanded. “Say it.” “I made a terrible mistake,” the athlete said. "You killed a person," Nel added. "I made a mistake," Pistoriu...
Like a spider building a web, Nel has started with single – and sometimes seemingly tangential – lines of inquiry, only to join the threads together to make a trap. “He likes to rattle witnesses – to emotionally rattle them to see if he can get them to give him contradicting versions. That is his style,” said Roux. Asked about the moment he awoke i...
In asking repeated questions about every detail, Nel has twice succeeded in exposing Pistorius’ failure to provide a direct answer. “You're arguing not answering,” Nel said after one long answer Wednesday. “I'm sorry,” Pistorius said. “The sorry does not answer the question of ‘why.’ Sorry is not an answer to why.” Asking the athlete to account for...
Methodical and tenacious, Nel is known to arrive at court two hours before the day begins – and his thorough knowledge of the evidence has given him a courtroom advantage. Asserting that Pistorius was sometimes mean to Steenkamp, Nel mentioned her objection to the athlete playing a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar on a car stereo. Pistorius r...
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Apr 10, 2014 · Prosecutor Gerrie 'bull terrier' Nel on Tuesday finished his cross-examination of murder accused Oscar Pistorius. He spent five days grilling the athlete abo...
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Feb 1, 2017 · Gerrie Nel, who led the state's case against Oscar Pistorius, has resigned from his job as a prosecutor. He was known as 'the bulldog' for his aggressive questioning of the former athlete, who was convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Jan 31, 2017 · Gerrie Nel, former State Prosecutor, resigned to join AfriForum's private prosecuting unit in 2017. He aims to prosecute corrupt officials who are not prosecuted by the NPA and to ensure equal justice for all.
Apr 13, 2014 · Gerrie Nel, whose cross-examinations have earned him the nickname pit bull, has turned his judicial laser on Oscar Pistorius, who is charged in the murder of his girlfriend.
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