
ICC opens inquiry into Italy over release of Libyan warlord
Voice of America
Opposition members of the Italian parliament display placards in Italian reading "Meloni where are you?" during a debate in Rome, Feb. 5, 2025, over the controversial repatriation of Libyan warlord Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri.
Judges at the International Criminal Court have officially asked Italy on Monday to explain why the country released a Libyan man suspected of torture, murder and rape rather than sending him to The Hague.

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