The government is seeking legal advice on how to handle an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends a Brics summit in South Africa in August.
The ICC issued the warrant on March 18 for war crimes related to the alleged abduction of children from Ukraine. South Africa is a signatory to the Rome Statute that established the court, and may be obliged to execute the arrest order...
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