South Africa's Governing Party Votes to Leave ICC; Concerns Raised About Arresting Putin at BRICS Summit
- South Africa's governing party voted to withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
- The ICC issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, which would require South Africa to detain him if he attended the upcoming BRICS summit.
- It is unclear whether South Africa will arrest Putin if he attends the summit.
- The decision was made largely due to perceived unfair treatment of certain countries by the ICC.
- South Africa previously attempted to withdraw from the ICC in 2016 but the decision was ruled unconstitutional by a domestic court.