
Presidency has clarified that SA remains part of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Presidency has attempted to make it clear that South Africa is still an ICC participant and a signatory to the Rome Statute.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that the African National Congress (ANC) had resolved that South Africa should quit the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Bombshell: Ramaphosa says his party wants South Africa to pull out of the ICC.
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This follows last month’s pronouncement by the ICC that it had issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin
According to the president’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, the ruling party’s decision for 2022 was reiterated earlier this week at the party’s National Executive Committee meeting.
This is where the NEC discussed “the potential withdrawal from the ICC as an option that would arise as a measure of last resort in the absence of legal options that would result in fairness and consistency in the administration of international law”.
“This clarification follows an error in a comment made during a media briefing held by the governing African National Congress (ANC) on South Africa’s status with regard to the ICC. Regrettably, the President erroneously affirmed a similar position during a media session today.
“South Africa remains a signatory to the ICC in line with a resolution of the 55th National Conference of the ANC – held in December 2022 – to rescind an earlier decision to withdraw from the ICC,” said Magwenya.
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