I'm not leaving the NPA because I'm upset - Nel
Pretoria - The decision to leave the NPA after serving as a career State advocate for 36 years was not an easy one to make, and is still difficult to process, Gerrie Nel said on Tuesday.
During a media briefing at the lobby group AfriForum's headquarters in Centurion, Nel told reporters that his decision was based on making a difference in the lives of South Africans through a new private prosecuting unit with the organisation.
"I'm not leaving the NPA because I'm upset, I'm creating something new," Nel said.
Nel had been in talks with the organisation for more than a year and as discussions continued and plans began developing, he found himself attracted to the idea of starting a unit that would make a difference by prosecuting both big and small cases.
"When we started talking about this particular unit and the concept and the possibilities, and the need for it, that is when I decided to chew on it and decided to make it my own."