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.

Turin ex mayor Chiara Appendino was reconvicted and again received a suspended sentence of about a year and a half from an appeals court Monday over a stampede among fans watching the 2017 Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid in Turin's central San Carlo square in which three people died and at least 1,

Osama al Najim, commander of the Libyan judicial police, has been arrested in Turin, according to reports Monday. There was reportedly a tip from Interpol about the man's presence in the northwestern Italian city.

Italy's interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his "social dangerousness".

Italian opposition lawmakers and human rights groups are voicing outrage after Italy released a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court

Osama Elmasry Njeem faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity over his role in running notorious prison

In response to Italy’s failure to surrender Osama Elmasry Njeem to the International Criminal Court (ICC), FIDH joins Libyan, Italian, and (…)

Italy's interior minister has told lawmakers that he ordered the expulsion of a Libyan warlord sought by the International Criminal Court due to security concerns.

In a stern statement late Wednesday, the International Criminal Court reminded Italy that it is obliged to “cooperate fully” with its prosecutions.

Italian state-run RAI says a court in Turin has freed a Libyan warlord wanted by the International Criminal Court

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).

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.