ANC does u-turn on Putin saga

[porchrat]

Do the trains not run on time in russia?

Probably depends on how drunk the train operator is.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I see the 'error' is being circulated in international news. Whatever the ANC is doing, it does not bode our image any good. Some international communities will change their opinion on the ANC, and it will impact us all.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

I see the 'error' is being circulated in international news. Whatever the ANC is doing, it does not bode our image any good. Some international communities will change their opinion on the ANC, and it will impact us all.

our image is already Trash, this just confirms it,
especially if you speak a Foreign Language they dont speak well about SA.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Can anyone pick up the error in Ramaphosa's comment?

SA to exit ICC as ANC refuses to be a scapegoat for the 'big powers' | News24

It's hypocritical to expect SA to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin while 'big powers' walk free, said ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula on Tuesday.

www.news24.com

There is no error in his comment if you ask me.

They made a stance and are now scrambling like crazy to try backtrack because reality came knocking.

 

[Fulcrum29]

There is no error in his comment if you ask me.

They made a stance and are now scrambling like crazy to try backtrack because reality came knocking.

I didn't spot any mincing either, it is as direct as it comes, and this is the Amnesty International remark he also called out,

Russia: ICC’s arrest warrant against Putin is a step towards justice

Those who are allegedly responsible for war crimes under international law in Ukraine will face arrest and trial, no matter how powerful they are.

www.amnesty.org

Russia: ICC’s arrest warrant against Putin a step towards justice for victims of war crimes in Ukraine​

Responding to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and Maria Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International said:

“This announcement is an important signal – both for Ukraine and the rest of the world – that those who are allegedly responsible for crimes under international law in Ukraine will face arrest and trial, no matter how powerful they are.

“President Putin is now officially a wanted man. Following the ICC’s indictment of President Putin and Children’s Commissioner Lvova-Belova for the war crime of forcible transfer of children, the international community must stop at nothing until they are arrested and brought to trial.

“Should President Putin or Ms Lvova-Belova leave Russia, states must deny them safe haven by arresting them immediately and surrendering them to the ICC.

“The arrest warrants are an impressive first step, but they are so far limited to the war crime of unlawful deportation of children. This doesn’t reflect the plethora of war crimes and crimes against humanity for which the Russian leadership is potentially responsible. We expect the ICC and other justice actors to issue further arrest warrants as their investigations into crimes under international law committed in Ukraine begin to show results.”

Background​

In November 2022, Amnesty International published a report which documented forcible transfer and deportation of Ukrainian civilians, including children, by Russian forces and their proxies into Russian or deeper into Russian-occupied Ukraine. The organization found this amounted to war crimes and likely crimes against humanity.

According to a press release from the International Criminal Court, there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that “each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population” under Article 8 (war crimes) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

As there are currently 123 states parties to the Rome Statute, Putin and Lvova-Belova’s arrest warrants are binding in 124 states (123 states parties plus Ukraine, which granted the ICC jurisdiction over its territory for crimes committed there since 2014).

this is no place to stumble. Turning their backs on the ICC and Amnesty International can cause them some turbulent ripples... Even the blind can see the ANC pledge their alliance to an imperialistic and warmongering Russian regime.

 

[NaturalAzanian]

BRICS must kick out Ramaphosa's incompetent buffoonery

 

[wingnut771]

BRICS must kick out Ramaphosa's incompetent buffoonery

What is BRICS?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

What is BRICS?

Names of the member states,
Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA.

 

[wingnut771]

Names of the member states,
Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA.

I'm aware but why? What does it do?

 

[wbot]

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

I'm aware but why? What does it do?

alternative to the U.N. after all all those countries, even SA, have Valuable minerals and locations that could be useful.

 

[rvZA]

I'm aware but why? What does it do?

It creates a sense of 'belonging' for lost countries. Like South Africa. Other than that, nothing more.

 

[wingnut771]

alternative to the U.N. after all all those countries, even SA, have Valuable minerals and locations that could be useful.

It creates a sense of 'belonging' for lost countries. Like South Africa. Other than that, nothing more.

BRICS = bunch of loser countries with nothing better to do?

SA should be ashamed.