Al-Bashir flew out of Pretoria last week after attending a meeting of the African Union despite a court order that barred his departure, sparking international criticism of President Jacob Zuma’s government.
In a heated parliamentary debate, the lead speaker for the ANC said South Africa would press for reforms of the ICC, accusing it of losing credibility because countries such as the United States had failed to place themselves under the control of the Hague-based organisation.
“The ANC reserves the right to raise these reform packages and if rejected we will have no alternative but to review our membership of the ICC,” Deputy Minister of Traditional Affairs Obed Bapela said.
The DA had accused the government of a serious breach of the constitution by allowing al-Bashir to leave the country.
