Giorgia Meloni is under investigation for the release and repatriation of the wanted Libyan general Osama Najim — also known as Almasri. View on euronews

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

ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is being investigated by Rome prosecutors for complicity and breach of trust in connection with the deportation of Osama Njeem Almasri, the chief of the Libyan judicial police subject to an ICC arrest.

Prosecutors are looking into how Osama Najim, a militiaman under an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, was allowed to return to Libya.

Meloni says she is accused by Italian prosecutors of embezzlement, aiding and abetting in connection with Osama al-Masri case

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Here is the background to the case and a look at what might happen next.