The Italian government has blamed its release of a Libyan war crimes suspect on a flawed arrest warrant issued by the ...

International court demands answers after Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem, who is accused of abusing detainees.

Rome's decision to release Osama Almasri Najim drew condemnation from Italian opposition parties, NGOs and the ICC.

The justice minister said the court had noted discrepancies concerning dates within the arrest warrant, with the same crimes listed as occurring in February 2011 and in other parts in February 2015.

Italy’s justice minister strongly defended the government's decision to repatriate a Libyan warlord wanted by the ...

Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, left, and Justice Minister Carlo Nordio attend a debate in the Italian lower ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was put under investigation on Tuesday for the release and repatriation of Lybian police chief Osama Almasri Njeem. Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi opened ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem is a brigadier general in Libya's Judicial Police ... The court informed Italian authorities and Njeem ...

Giorgia Meloni says Rome prosecutors have opened an investigation against her and two government ministers for repatriating a ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem was freed last week and flown home by an Italian state plane just days after being arrested in the ...

A senior Libyan officer, Almasri is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in prisons in Libya. He was apprehended on 19 January 2025 in Turin, Italy, and allowed to ...