The Italian government failed to respect the International Criminal Court arrest warrant in the case of Libyan torturer Al Masri.

Omissions

• The specific date of the incident (January 2025) is not mentioned in the claim
• The ICC referred Italy to the Assembly of States Parties for non-compliance
• The case is also being examined by the European Court of Human Rights
• The ICC issued the arrest warrant for crimes against humanity including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence allegedly committed in Libya from February 2015 onwards

Sources

• PrimaryInternational Criminal Court (ICC)ICC issued arrest warrant against Osama Elmasry Njeem for alleged crimes against humanity including torture, rape and sexual violence committed in Libya from February 2015 onwards
• SecondaryEuropean Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)Italy must answer to the European Court of Human Rights after failure to surrender suspected Libyan torturer Osama Elmasry Njeem (Almasri) to the ICC; he was arrested in Italy on January 19, 2025 but released two days later
• SecondaryEJIL: Talk! (European Journal of International Law)Osama Elmasry Njeem arrived in Italy on January 6, 2025 and was arrested on January 19, 2025 on an ICC warrant but released two days later; Italy failed to comply with its obligation to surrender him to the ICC
• SecondaryUniversity of Padova Human Rights CenterThe ICC confirmed that Italy should respond to the Assembly of States Parties for failing to arrest and surrender Osama Almasry Njeem to the court