Comment by ben_w
1 year ago
> South Africa asks ICC to exempt it from Putin arrest
"to avoid war with Russia" was how the rest of that headline went, along with two quotes about how Russia said such an arrest would be considered an act of war.
While I would welcome Putin's arrest, I can't exactly fault South Africa for saying they'd rather not go to war.
They can avoid arresting Putin by not allowing a plane with Putin to land in South Africa.
Well it didn't. Putin never ended up going there, he attended the BRICS summit remotely.
There's 0 chance of Putin get arrested if he lands in SA. This is international law summarized in one sentence