The South African government has officially applied for an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. This, according to “Kommersant”, said the leading opposition party of South Africa “Democratic Alliance”. As specified, she sought through the courts to enforce the March decision of the International Criminal Court on the arrest of the Russian leader.
Recently, the national prosecutor of South Africa received an official request from the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development to issue a warrant for the arrest of the President of the Russian Federation. This is stated in the ruling of the High Court of Gauteng issued today, July 21, in the morning. As a signatory to the Rome Statute of the ICC, South Africa is obliged to arrest Vladimir Putin on the basis of a warrant issued in March, reminds Kommersant.
Recall that the BRICS summit will be held in South Africa from August 22 to 24, to which the authorities invited Vladimir Putin. On July 19, it became known that the President of the Russian Federation decided to participate in the summit via video link. The Kremlin said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would be physically present at the summit.
Source: Rosbalt
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