Italy defends deportation of Libyan war crimes suspect
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.
A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him from jail just two days after arresting him on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
F or more than a year, one man has attempted to save the former Western Penitentiary by convincing Gov. Josh Shapiro that the building would be better used for recreational tourism than spending $49 million to transform it into a flat concrete pad.
Libyan Minister of Interior Emad Al-Trabolsi warned that the security forces might use "excessive force" to impose rule of law in the tourist resort of Regatta to the west of Tripoli after fierce clashes broke out among armed groups on Wednesday morning.
Ossama Anjiem, who runs a major Libyan prison, was in Italy to watch a soccer match. He returned home after an Italian court found issues with the warrant for his arrest.
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Italian authorities released the director of a notorious detention camp who had been arrested in Turin on an ICC war crimes warrant.
The High Court rejected last Wednesday (22 January) the appeal filed by Khaled Mishri against the ruling issued by the
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.
Italy’s interior minister says he expelled Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court because he posed a danger to society. View on euronews
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