NEWS: South African Cabinet threatens to pull out of world court over Al Bashir

Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe has announced that South Africa will review its participation in the International Criminal Court in the wake of the debacle surrounding fugitive Sudanese president Omar al Bashir’s attendance at an African Union summit in Gauteng.

Under the ICC’s Rome Statute terms‚ heads of state do not enjoy immunity.

Radebe said SA has to balance its obligations to the ICC with its obligations to the AU and individual states. In addition‚ he asserted‚ the ICC must have been aware that SA‚ in execution of the warrant‚ would breach its agreement with the AU.

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