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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is under investigation by Rome prosecutors over her government’s decision to return a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court back to the north African country.
In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, Meloni said that she, justice minister Carlo Nordio, interior minister Matteo Piantedosi and other government officials are being investigated in connection with the case.
The Libyan warlord, Osama Elmasry Njeem, was arrested in Turin this month by Italian police acting on an ICC warrant, but was freed and returned to Libya on an Italian government plane a few days later.
The ICC expressed dismay at Italy’s failure to hand over Njeem, who was wanted to stand trial for crimes against humanity.
This is a developing story