Report reaching our desk says the South African government has agreed to execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin if he ever sets foot in the country.
The DA went to the Gauteng High Court on Friday to force government to commit to arresting Putin.
The Department of Justice further agreed to pay the costs of the legal application, which was initially launched by the DA to compel government to arrest Putin if he were to attend the BRICS summit in Johannesburg next month.
Government announced this week that Putin would not physically travel to South Africa and would participate in the summit virtually.
