Cabinet has decided it will review South Africa’s participation in the International Criminal Court.
Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe made the announcement this morning while addressing a post-Cabinet briefing in Parliament.
His comments follow the violation of a court order to prevent Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country after attending the recent African Union Summit, thereby allowing him to evade arrest for alleged crimes against humanity.
The ICC had issued warrants of arrest for Al-Bashir - one in 2009 and another in 2010 - for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.
It was decided at a Cabinet meeting and later published in the Government Gazette that all delegates and staff attending the AU Summit would enjoy immunity. It did not say heads of state.
Radebe said the SA government might refer its concerns with the International Criminal Court to the International Court of Justice.
