South Africa considers withdrawing from International Criminal Court after allowing Sudanese president to escape

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South Africa is reviewing its participation in the International Criminal Court after allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to escape early last week. Facing two arrest warrants over the conflict in Darfur, al-Bashir is the only head of state wanted on genocide charges by the ICC.

South African Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe announced that the cabinet would be reviewing whether South Africa should leave the court. "Such a decision will only be taken when South Africa has exhausted all the remedies available to it," he said in a briefing.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.