CyrilRamaphosa also told the High Court in Gauteng that South Africa lacks the capacity or appetite to wage war with Russia and Putin. Read more here 👇
“It would be inconsistent with our Constitution to risk engaging in war with Russia. I have constitutional obligations to protect the national sovereignty, peace and security of the republic, and to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights of the people of the republic to life, safety and security, among other rights in the Bill of Rights,” he said.
Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said the Presidency has welcomed the decision of the Johannesburg High Court. “President Ramaphosa was never opposed to making the affidavits public; it was only in compliance with the ICC directive that the Presidency sought to maintain confidentiality on the affidavit.”
The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Putin in March, accusing him of war crimes relating to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine since February last year.
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