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IN-DEPTH | As SA prepares for a possible Putin visit, the symbolism of an ICC arrest warrant looms

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on a July 2022 visit to Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on a July 2022 visit to Iran.
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After the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, the South African government has said it will engage with all relevant stakeholders before a decision is made.

South Africa is a signatory of the Rome Statute and has the responsibility to execute the ICC arrest warrant if Putin or Lvova-Belova sets foot in South Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, said "we as a government are cognisant of our legal obligation".

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