ICC: DA to approach the ConCourt
23 October 2016
Release: Immediate
The Democratic Alliance (DA) will tomorrow morning be filing an urgent application for direct access to the Constitutional Court in order to challenge the constitutionality of a notice initiating South Africa’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The decision taken by the South African Government is at odds with the country’s commitment to international justice and human rights, it marks a dramatic decline in South Africa’s standing in the international community.
President Nelson Mandela said South Africa would never again be the "polecat of the world". But the actions of the ANC now are fast reducing South Africa's standing in the global community to that of polecat again. Our indefensible voting record at the United Nations, the intention to withdraw from the ICC, and President Zuma's laughable intention to start a BRICS ratings agency -- are all examples of how this government has reduced our influence and reputation globally.