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

The court said it had reminded Italy at the time to contact it “without delay” if it ran into any problems cooperating with the warrant. But Rome’s court of appeals ordered al-Masri freed Tuesday, and ...

Italian police arrested a Libyan warlord on a warrant from the International Criminal Court, but an Italian tribunal refused ...

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo ...

The Italian prime minister announced the investigation on social media, saying, “I cannot be blackmailed.” By Emma Bubola and Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Prime Minister Giorgia ...

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 ...

A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him from jail just two days after arresting him on a warrant from the ...

WHY DID ITALY ARREST HIM? ICC documents show that its ... towards Njeem and alleged misuse of public funds to fly him to Libya on a state plane. He singled out Meloni, Piantedosi, Justice Minister ...

Italy has close ties to Libya's internationally recognized government in Tripoli and relies on it to patrol its coasts and prevent migrants from leaving. Any trial of al-Masri in The Hague could ...

Njeem, who has not publicly commented on the accusations, was arrested in Italy on Jan. 19 on an ICC warrant but two days later was freed and flown back to Libya on a government plane, officially ...

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 ...

Italy detained Njeem in the city of Turin earlier ... Recently, the ICC’s chief prosecutor issued arrest warrants over alleged crimes in Libya beyond the civil war, including in detention ...