The arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is a point of heated debate because Putin has publicly announced that he would attend in person the summit of the BRICS nations in August in South Africa.
In anticipation, on May 29, the DA filed an application in the Gauteng High Court for an order declaring that the South African government shall be obliged by law to arrest Putin.
The proposition relies on the South African Supreme Court of Appeals’ reasoning in its Bashir judgment of March 15, 2016 (case no. 867/15) whereby immunity granted under the Diplomatic Immunities and Privileges Act 37 of 2001 (Dipa) would not apply whenever
