2023-06-01 09:43:00
JOHANNESBURG (Archyde.com) – South Africa will not allow Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose arrest warrant has been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), to attend the BRICS summit in August. We are considering dealing with it. South African government official said.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Putin over Russia’s forcible removal of children to Russian-controlled areas in Ukraine.
South Africa is a member of the ICC, so if Putin were to visit the country to attend the summit, it would theoretically have to be arrested.
A senior international official said ministers in charge of the issue will meet soon to review a report outlining options.
A senior South African government official said on May 31 that there was an option to ask China, which was not a member of the ICC during its previous presidency along with Russia and the United States, to host the summit.
However, Interfax news agency reported that Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said reports that the summit would be changed to China on the 1st were false information.
The Russian president’s office said on May 30 that Russia would participate in the summit at an “appropriate level”.
Former South African President Mbeki said in a radio interview on May 25, “According to the law, we must arrest President Putin, but we cannot do that.” Indicated.
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