Because of their strategic importance they don't just get away with murdering journalists on foreign ground, spying on politicians and activists all over the wo

Because of their strategic importance they don't just get away with murdering journalists on foreign ground, spying on politicians and activists all over the world (including US citizens), spying on US companies (as the current article mentions), and all the acts of terror they committed in their region, or even supported against the US. They are actively supported as a prized ally to the West. As long as they have the billions of dollars to spend buying arms from the West, or selling oil, and any other business they may do together, and any other strategic role SA fulfills now, they will get away with anything. And let's not kid ourselves. It's not like countries in the West don't imprison without any due process or even torture when it suits them. People spent decades imprisoned and tortured just for having the wrong name. So expecting even some simulated indignation from some of these civilized countries may just be setting yourself up for disappointment. They're actively supporting SA and explicitly some of their actions as a matter of public record.