'If Putin comes to Western Cape, we will arrest him,' says WC premier Alan Winde

The revered International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes committed during Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.Western Cape premier Alan Winde has lambasted President Cyril Ramaphosa for inviting Russian President VlThe International Criminal Court issued a warrant forThis week Ramaphosa confused the nation by saying the government intends to withdraw from the ICC, an announcement which was later withdrawn.

“Even in the face of this arrest warrant, national government has the gall to invite President Putin to a Brics summit in South Africa, scheduled for later this year. This is unacceptable and deplorable. “Putin has consistently and violently eroded the freedoms of the Ukrainian people and those in his own country who dare take a principled stand against his brutal actions. If the Russian leader sets foot in the Western Cape, we as the provincial government will have him arrested by Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officers. If the SA Police Service is unable or unwilling to act, then we must,” said Winde.

“The Western Cape government will not only fight for the fundamental rights and freedoms of our citizens but is also willing to show solidarity with Ukraine by taking a stand against the brute force unleashed on its civilians by Russia,” he said. Winde added he was “highly” disturbed by how the ANC national government is entirely focused on taking steps to ensure the freedom of Putin, instead of focusing on securing freedoms for South Africans, many of whom are not free from fear and have yet to achieve economic freedom 29 years into democracy.

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