The ANC and its president, Cyril Ramaphosa, have done an about-turn on South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
This clarification follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the governing African National Congress on South Africa’s status with regard to the ICC. Regrettably, the president erroneously affirmed a similar position during a media session today.“South Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th national conference of the ANC, held in December 2022, to rescind an earlier decision to withdraw from the ICC.
He said the manner in which the UK domesticated the Rome Statute to incorporate the provisions of article 98 has been recommended as a guideline case study.The communication blunder comes as South Africa prepares to host the Brics summit in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend.As a member of the ICC, South African authorities would be obliged to arrest Putin under a warrant issued by the court in March for alleged war crimes related to the conflict in Ukraine.
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