South Africa: Human rights organizations intervene in court case to have Russian President, Vladimir Putin, arrested

South Africa: Human rights organizations intervene in court case to have Russian President, Vladimir Putin, arrested

Today, the High Court in Pretoria was due to hear the matter of Democratic Alliance v The President of South Africa and Others. The Court agreed to hear the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) as joint amicus curiae (friends of the court).  The matter was however settled between the parties prior to the hearing in which the state has agreed to apply for an arrest warrant for President Putin.

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