South Africa is investigating whether it can amend legislation so the president can suspend the application of the Rome Statute in the 'national interest'. | gerbjan
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets President Cyril Ramaphosa during the welcoming ceremony at the Russia-Africa Summit in 2019.South Africa is investigating whether it can amend legislation so the president can suspend the application of the Rome Statute in theThis according to Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, who briefed the portfolio committee on Tuesday after the president and ANC secretary-general caused confusion last week.s comparison between Russia and Israel.
Lamola said South Africa was a party to the Rome Statute of the ICC, which it ratified in November 2000. "Being a party to the Rome Statute means that the government of South Africa has an obligation to cooperate fully with the ICC by surrendering suspects against whom warrants of arrest have been issued, providing legal assistance in investigations and obtaining evidence."Lamola said he withdrew a bill that would have repealed South Africa's implementation of the Rome Statute, in line with the ANC's resolution adopted at its conference in December and January.
"And also consider gross human rights violations such as in Iran, China, North Korea, Burundi, Syria, where the ANC has consistently taken the wrong side when it comes to voting," added Swart."We withdraw, and then we don't withdraw, all in the space of three nanoseconds."He chooses to pick on a country smaller than the Kruger National Park - a speck in the desert - to spend 10 minutes telling us how dreadful they are.
"And this Palestine example and Ukraine is not the only one. There are also other matters that are still not yet finalised that have been sitting with the investigators of the International Criminal Court. And they cited issue of resources, including the issue of Palestine."So, the point we are raising is the ICC must not have eyes when it comes to the law.
Amnesty International did indeed express its concern about a"hierarchical system of international justice".
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