HSF 'dismayed' by Nel's resignation
31 January 2017
Johannesburg – The NPA has lost an impressive public servant in prosecutor Gerrie Nel, the Helen Suzman Foundation said on Tuesday.
“I felt a sense of dismay when the news broke,” HSF director Francis Antonie told News24 following the announcement of Nel’s resignation after a 35-year career as a prosecutor.
He questioned if Nel’s resignation was related to National Prosecuting Authority head Shaun Abrahams’s “incompetence”.
“We are concerned about how the office and the institution is run. The man running it is not fit to hold office. I hope there are people who can continue with the good work that he [Nel] started,” Antonie said.