South Africa became the second country to quit the International Criminal Court (ICC) following a formal notice sent to the UN Security Council earlier in the week, days after Burundi made a similar application.
In an application dated October 19, South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane notified the UN Security Council that it would quit the Rome Statute within one year after the application.
The Minister in the letter said that its understanding of its obligations as a member State differed with that of the ICC.
“The Republic of South Africa hereby withdraws from the same, such withdraw to take effect one year after the date of receipt of it’s by the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” the letter indicates. Nkoana-Mshabane in the letter accused the ICC of selective justice targeting African States.
In an application dated October 19, South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane notified the UN Security Council that it would quit the Rome Statute within one year after the application.
The Minister in the letter said that its understanding of its obligations as a member State differed with that of the ICC.
“The Republic of South Africa hereby withdraws from the same, such withdraw to take effect one year after the date of receipt of it’s by the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” the letter indicates. Nkoana-Mshabane in the letter accused the ICC of selective justice targeting African States.
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