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Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says arresting Russian President Vladimir Putin is not the only option for the South African government if he decides to attend the BRICS summit in Cape Town in August. | ZintleMahlati

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will chair an inter-ministerial committee to decide on the legal options available to the South African government regarding Putin's possible visit to the country after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant of arrest for Putin.

At a post-Cabinet meeting briefing on Friday, Ntshavheni said South Africa remained a signatory of the Rome Statute and a participant of the ICC. Ntshavheni said arresting Putin was not the only option, as many had claimed. Russia was not a signatory of the Rome Statute, just as the US was not a member of the ICC, she added.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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