AfriForum described the news that Cabinet had appointed a technical task team to ensure that South Africa\u2019s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) follows the correct procedures, as proof that Government is persevering on the road against human rights.<\/p>\n
This announcement follows a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court on 22 February this year that Government had not followed the correct procedures to withdraw from the ICC. According to information received, the task team\u2019s only aim will be to correct the withdrawal process and not to investigate the wisdom of the withdrawal from the ICC.<\/p>\n
According to Alana Bailey, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, Government\u2019s continuation of its withdrawal from the ICC comes down to the fact that, for Government, one incident \u2013 namely differences between Government and the ICC in 2016 over the arrest of controversial Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir \u2013 weighs more than playing an international role in promoting human rights and preventing war crimes and similar transgressions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithdrawal will create questions about South Africa\u2019s commitment to upholding the rule of law,\u201d she states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It seemed earlier this year that a large number of African countries would withdraw from the ICC, but even Gambia, who had started with the withdrawal process, later changed its mind. By continuing the withdrawal process, South Africa will become one of a very few countries who do not want to contribute to the ICC\u2019s greater ideal of international accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat the protection of a person such as Al-Bashir, who has many charges of gross war crimes hanging over his head, weighs more than South Africa\u2019s reputation and these principals, is proof of how greatly the moral compass of the ruling party is off course,\u201d Bailey concludes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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