News24 spoke to two experts to find out what South Africa's options are regarding the ICC's warrant of arrest and what this means for the country's relationship with Russia.
After the International Criminal Court issued a warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the South African government has said it will engage with all relevant stakeholders before a decision is made.
South Africa is a signatory of the Rome Statute and has the responsibility to execute the ICC arrest warrant if Putin or Lvova-Belova sets foot in South Africa. "we as a government are cognisant of our legal obligation".Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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