Will South Africa pull out of the ICC?

Published: May 4, 2023, 1 a.m.

It\u2019s been a case of will they? Won\u2019t they?

Speaking at an event last month, South Africa\u2019s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said that his party, the ANC, had taken the decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court. But then, the party backtracked and said it was still under discussion. \n \nIt\u2019s all come about because of President Vladimir Putin. In March, the ICC issued a warrant for his arrest, accusing him of the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. As a signatory, South Africa is expected to hand him over if he steps foot on its soil.\n \nBut in August he\u2019s due to attend a BRICS summit in Durban, attended by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. So what\u2019s likely to happen? Will President Putin be able to visit?\n \nFor Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja speaks to the ANC\u2019s Mmapaseka Letsike and Ottilia Maunganidze of the Institute for Security Studies.