Italy’s prime minister has addressed growing criticism of the repatriation of a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court.

Human rights groups voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan warlord on a technicality, after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Italian media reports and a Libyan official say police in Turin have arrested a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes.

Italy took the Turkey model and applied it to North Africa, pledging hundreds of millions of euros to Tunisia and Libya, the main departure points. “It came down to money,” said an EU ...

But Tarik Lamloum, a Libyan activist working with the Belaady Organization for Human Rights which focuses on migrants in Libya, said Italy’s release of al-Masri was expected. He said his release ...

ROME — Italian police arrested a Libyan warlord on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, but an Italian tribunal refused to approve the arrest and he was instead sent back to Libya ...

Italy Under Fire From International Criminal Court for Releasing Libya Warlord Accused of War Crimes ROME (AP) — Human rights groups voiced outrage Wednesday after Italy released a Libyan ...

Magistrates' union ANM hit back on Sunday at Premier Giorgia Meloni over the case of Najeem Osema Almasri Habish after she stressed on Saturday that the Libyan police chief wanted by International Criminal Court (ICC) was released from detention in Italy by the courts,

ROME - Italy's prime minister addressed growing criticism Saturday of the repatriation of a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court

The ICC said Njeem is alleged to have overseen Tripoli’s Mitiga Prison facilities, where thousands of persons were detained for prolonged periods, is suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence, allegedly committed from February 2015 onwards.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), human rights groups, and victims of Libyan warlord Osama Njeem have expressed on January 23 outrage over his release by Italian authorities.