In South Africa, they could not find other options, except for Putin’s participation in the summit via a video link from Moscow.
South Africa has called on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin not to go to the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, but to participate via Zoom, as South Africa will be forced to comply with the ISS decision to arrest him. This was reported by the Sunday Times.
The decision came after Pretoria sought legal advice about its obligations to arrest Putin.
As you know, South Africa has refused to support sanctions against Russia or condemn its aggression against Ukraine. However, the issuance of an arrest warrant for Putin by the International Criminal Court for the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territory has put South Africa’s ruling party in a difficult position.
“We have no option not to arrest Putin. If he comes here, we have to arrest him,” said a spokesman for the South African government.
Last week, South African President Cyril Ramaposa appointed a special government committee, chaired by the country’s vice president, to study the authorities’ options for issuing a warrant for Putin’s arrest. , the newspaper letter. However, the committee could find no other option than Putin’s participation in the summit via video link from Moscow. Pretoria is in talks on this matter.
South African authorities announced in April that they intended to withdraw from the Rome Statute, but then announced that the Republic of South Africa remains a member of the International Criminal Court and will continue to apply international law.
It will be remembered that in March the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
The Russian dictator must be arrested in 123 countries around the world that have ratified the Rome Statute or recognize the jurisdiction of the ISS.
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Source: korrespondent
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