EFF leader Julius Malema on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa for confusing the nation regarding South Africa's position on the International Criminal Court (ICC).
EFF leader Julius Malema has asked why Barack Obama and George Bush are not in prison. File photo.EFF leader Julius Malema on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa for confusing the nation regarding South Africa's position on the International Criminal Court . “The ANC is confused. I have never seen such a confused organisation that is controlled by white capital.
He was referring to the government and the ANC's communication after a national executive committee meeting on the matter.The government is considering various options after the ICC issued a warrant of arrest for Vladimir Putin last month. The Russian president is due to attend the Brics summit in Durban in August. South Africa is a signatory to the court, meaning it is obliged to do as the court orders.
This is not the first time South African has been in this position. In 2015 it failed to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir after an ICC ruling. In what appeared to be a case of miscommunication on the part of the government and the ANC, Ramaphosa and Mbalula on Tuesday contradicted one another on South Africa’s position on withdrawing its membership of the court.
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