President Cyril Ramaphosa and the African National Congress national government have been accused of displaying a lack of clarity regarding their position on South Africa’s membership in the International Criminal Court and the country’s obligation to apprehend Russian President Vladimir Putin.The confusion arises following the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Putin due to his alleged involvement in war crimes during Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.
He added, ‘Putin has consistently and violently eroded the freedoms of the Ukrainian people and those in his own country who dare take a principled stand against his brutal actions. If the Russian leader sets foot in the Western Cape we as the provincial government will have him arrested by our own Western Cape Government funded Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officers. If the South African Police Service is not instructed to act, we will.