US EditionLibya Detains Former Prison Director Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity
Osama Almasri Njeem faces charges of torture and murder of inmates at Tripoli’s Mitiga Prison since 2015, with Libya’s attorney general confirming pretrial detention.
- On Wednesday, Libya's prosecutor announced Osama Almasri Njeem is detained in pretrial detention amid reports of torture and is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes since February 2015.
- In January, Italian police in Turin arrested Njeem, but Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Italy ordered his release two days later and flew him home on a state aircraft; her coalition voted down a related request last month.
- Investigators interrogated Najim about alleged abuse of ten detainees, including one who died from torture, while the prosecutor's office collected accounts of torture at Tripoli's main prison.
- Accountability is complicated by Libya's split between Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, UN‑recognised Tripoli government, and a rival east, while the United Nations mission in Libya urged arrest or ICC transfer.
- The ICC has long been probing Libyan atrocities since 2011 after a United Nations Security Council referral and has complained about Italy's handling, while the Rome Tribunal of Ministers asked parliament in August to lift immunity for three ministers.
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Controversial Arrest: Osama Almasri Njeem's Legal Battle Unfolds
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The PrintLibya detains senior police officer repatriated by Italy despite war crimes charges
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