🚔Following ICC's arrest warrant, SA government is seeking legal advice on Russian President Vladimir Putin's scheduled visit to SA for the Brics summit🚨 TheCitizenNews VladimirPutin Read the full story here⬇️
Minister of the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on Thursday confirmed that South Africa is seeking legal advice on how to handle the ICC matter and would not comment any further on the subject.
“The legal opinion has not yet been served to Cabinet and Cabinet will express its view when that matter is served by the relevant department which is the Department of International Relations and Cooperation. We will advise accordingly,” said Ntshavheni during a media briefing on theNo chance of SA arresting Putin when he visits
South Africa was criticised for a similar situation in 2015 after it failed to arrest then Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. It even led to some within the ANC calling for South Africa to leave the ICC.Ntshavheni, however, poured cold water on the country’s withdrawal from the ICC. He was also there to assess the conditions at each power station and engage with the workers at each site.EFF did more for load shedding reprieve than electricity minister – but not how you think
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