President Cyril Ramaphosa said the governing party’s decision is based on the “unfair treatment” of certain countries by the tribunal
The South African government has decided to again attempt a withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday. His statement comes as the forthcoming BRICS summit, to be hosted in Durban in August, has been handed a logistical problem by The Hague’s based organization’s targetting of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The decision, according to the president, was reached by the African National Congress (ANC) party after a weekend meeting.
“Yes, the governing party has taken that decision that it is prudent that South Africa should pull out of the ICC,” Ramaphosa said following a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, who is on a diplomatic visit to Pretoria. “Largely because of the manner in which the ICC has been seen to be dealing…