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South Africa latest country to pull out of ‘partisan’ ICC
Decision to quit court comes days after Burundi says it’s leaving

SOUTH AFRICA confirmed yesterday it was pulling out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) — days after Burundi did the same.

Justice Minister Michael Masutha said the government would soon submit a Bill to parliament for withdrawal from the Hague court which has only ever prosecuted Africans.

A leaked letter from International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane on Thursday invoked withdrawal from the ICC effective after a year.

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