ROME, JAN 30 - Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) of adopting a "peculiar' position in its handling of the case of Libyan judicial police commander Najeem Osema Almasri Habish.

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed it had issued an arrest warrant for the head of Libya's judicial police on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges, a day after Italy released him.

Italy’s interior minister has told lawmakers that he ordered the expulsion of a Libyan warlord sought by the International Criminal Court due to security concerns

In a recent report, the ICC prosecutor’s office said it expected to issue new warrants in 2025 related to crimes in detention facilities. Libya has been divided for years between rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by armed groups and ...

The UN Support Mission in Libya called on the Tripoli authorities Saturday to detain a war crimes suspect who was sent home by Italy despite an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.

(Roberto Monaldo//LaPresse via AP) View of the ICC, the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) Justice Minister Carlo Nordio addresses the Senate during the report on the justice ...

But on Tuesday "without prior notice or consultation with the Court, Mr Osama Najim was reportedly released from custody and transported back to Libya," the ICC said. "The Court is seeking ...

The ICC warrant, dated the day before, accused al-Masri of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Mitiga prison in Libya starting in 2015 that are punishable with life in prison. The ICC said he was accused of murder, torture, rape and ...

The UN Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs, Stephanie Koury, held talks with Attorney General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour on Wednesday to discuss strengthening human rights protections in the country.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and two of her government ministers were placed under investigation Tuesday for allegedly releasing and repatriating a Libyan official wanted by the

Meloni said that she was suspected by prosecutors of embezzlement and aiding and abetting a crime in connection with the case.