Italy arrests Libyan police officer on ICC warrant

Italy arrests Libyan police officer on ICC warrant
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A senior member of Libya’s judicial police has been arrested by authorities in Italy acting on a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes accusations, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on January 21st.

The source said that the individual, named by Italian media as Osama Njeem, was apprehended in Turin, and added that the case had been forwarded to the justice ministry and the appeals court in Rome.

Authorities in Libya were not immediately available and a spokesperson for the ICC did not immediately respond to Reuters questions from Reuters.

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