ICC judges looking into Italy's release of Libyan fugitive

11/2/2025 5:54

Judges at the International Criminal Court are investigating whether Italy's release of a Libyan military officer wanted for war crimes by the tribunal breaches

the court's statute, a court spokesperson said on Monday.



Last week Italy's Justice Minister Carlo Nordio said Rome had no choice but to free ICC suspect Osama Elmasry Njeem because of what he described as mistakes and inaccuracies in the court's arrest warrant.



Njeem was released and flown home to Tripoli two days after being detained last month in northern Italy on the back of the ICC warrant which said he was suspected of the murder, torture and rape of detainees in Libya.