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The current legal obligation on South Africa in terms of domestic and international law and legal precedent is absolutely clear: the government must arrest and surrender Vladimir Putin to the International Criminal Court (ICC) should he enter South African territory.
The ANC says Russia should not feel humiliated should South Africa take a decision that its president, Vladimir Putin, should not attend the Brics summit because of the international arrest warrant issued against him.
“Vladimir Putin’s visit [to SA for the Brics summit] would roll out the red carpet for a wanted war criminal.”
MP says this aims to ensure that country upholds its obligations in terms of the Rome Statute of the ICC
DIRCO has confirmed that the arrest warrant issued against the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, remains in force.