Human rights groups voiced outrage after Italy released a Libyan warlord on a technicality, after he was arrested on a ...

Italy released Osama Elmasry Njeem on a technicality after he was arrested on a warrant from the International Criminal Court ...

Osama Elmasry Njeem was freed and sent home after being detained in Italy under an International Criminal Court arrest ...

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 ...

A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been placed under judicial investigation over her country’s surprise ...

Italy's government said Thursday a Libyan police chief arrested on a war crimes warrant was flown home after a court found no basis to detain him -- and he was too dangerous to remain.

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.

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 ...

The ICC, which has been investigating alleged serious crimes committed in Libya since the country's 2011 civil war, said in a statement it had urged Italy to contact its staff if there were any ...

The man, named by Italy's justice ministry as Najeem Osema ... The Judicial Police in Libya posted a message on its Facebook page naming Njeem as a director of operations in the judicial security ...

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 ...