A Libyan warlord is arrested in Italy on a warrant from the International Criminal Court
Italian police arrested Libyan warlord Ossama al-Masri, head of a notorious detention network linked to human rights abuses, on an International Criminal Court warrant. Al-Masri was apprehended in Turin after attending a soccer match. The ICC seeks accountability for crimes in Libya, including atrocities in detention centers. Advocacy groups praised the arrest, urging Italy to extradite him to the ICC, highlighting Libya's inability to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Italian police arrested Libyan warlord Ossama al-Masri, head of a notorious detention network linked to human rights abuses, on an International Criminal Court warrant. Al-Masri was apprehended in Turin after attending a soccer match. The ICC seeks accountability for crimes in Libya, including atrocities in detention centers. Advocacy groups praised the arrest, urging Italy to extradite him to the ICC, highlighting Libya's inability to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
