Livni May Face Arrest in South Africa

The two South African groups want to secure arrest for Livni over her involvement in the war crimes committed during the Gaza war two years ago, Haaretz quoting Channel 10 said.

Channel 10 cited South African media reporting on South Africa's move. Iqbal Jassat, head of the MRN, was quoted saying: "We have now been informed that Livni has been invited to this country and have therefore instructed our legal team to take all necessary measures to secure an arrest warrant...our decision is based on the fact that South Africa is a signatory to the Rome statutes which obligates all member states to honor their responsibility in the prosecution of war criminals."

Livni was invited to South Africa by the local Jewish community to give a number of speeches and to hold meetings in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

In December 2009, an arrest warrant was issued against Livni in the UK for war crimes she was responsible for, during the "Israeli" offensive on Gaza, in her role of Foreign Minister at that time. She cancelled her visit to London, just two weeks before the event she was due to attend, reportedly for fear of being arrested.