South Africa does not want Vladimir Putin, 70, to attend a summit this summer – for fear they will have to arrest him. One of Russia’s most famous political scientists doesn’t think the president will be arrested – but Putin will forgo the trip nonetheless.
- BRICS is an acronym for the organization that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as members.
- In August 2023, the leaders of these countries will meet at a summit.
- An arrest warrant has been issued for Putin International Criminal CourtInternational Criminal CourtThe International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Court, is the world’s first permanent international tribunal for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide (snl.no)..
- He might force South Africa to arrest Putin – if he gets there.
that it Sunday times Who writes that South Africa has concluded that it has no choice but to arrest Putin if he ever sets foot on South African soil? The newspaper refers to sources in the country’s government.
After South Africa I believe I believeThat a country undertakes to follow an international (intergovernmental) agreement, and thus becomes a party to it. (snl.no). The governing document of the International Criminal Court, they are obligated to follow its decisions, including arresting suspected war criminals.
– Legally, the South African authorities have no choice: if they do not arrest Putin, they are violating not only international law, but also South African laws, says Priel Singh, a researcher at the South African Institute for Security Studies, reports Moscow Times.
But one of Russia’s most prominent political scientists, Sergey Markov, doesn’t think Putin has set his sights on South Africa anyway.
– Putin will not attend the summit in South Africa, he wrote on his Telegram channel, which was reproduced before Pravda.
At the same time, it is believed that Putin will not risk arrest if he leaves:
– There is no such threat at all, Markov assures.
It is believed that the Russian president will not fly to South Africa, because he fears a terrorist attack from the United States and Great Britain.
– Putin flies abroad only over the territory of friendly countries, wrote Sergey Markov.
The president’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that Putin would attend the summit, but did not say whether it would be held physically or digitally.
– We want to be clear what South Africans think about this, Peskov said, according to the report Moscow Times.
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