Would the DA be willing to get Cape Town nuked by an offshore submarine? I guess we will never get the opportunity to find out.

Interesting spin. South African courts would put out an arrest warrant. He wouldn’t be arrested. South Africa would then be sanctioned by NATO members. The South African ruling party thus asked the Kremlin to spare them this fate.

There is a precedent to this situation (al Bashir).

Yup. Most people go on to poke around a bit and make sure their handle is secured. Keeping a user around is what proves difficult.