There are no plans for South Africa to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said April 25, citing a communication "error" from the ruling ANC party. "The presidency wishes to clarify that South Africa remains a signatory to the Rome Statute....This clarification follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the governing African National Congress (ANC)," Ramaphosa's office said in a late night statement. The ICC issued an arrest warrant on March 17 against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. The international arrest warrant against Putin was issued after he had already received his invite from South Africa to the BRICS summit for emerging economies in August, and it would oblige Pretoria to hand him over to the ICC in The Hague. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
South Africa Says Not Leaving ICC, Despite Putin Invite To BRICS Summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin (file photo)