As a signatory to the Rome Statute, South Africa is facing the conundrum of acting on an arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni dismissed claims that through diplomatic immunity, the government planned to shelter Russian president Vladimir Putin from arrest on South African soil.
South Africa will be hosting the annual Brics summit later this year and all of the Brics nations leaders are set to attend. But the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of arrest for Putin and as a signatory member, South Africa is obligated to commit to the ICC s order.