ItalyThe Italian Constitutional Court has ruled that the Ministry of Justice must immediately forward requests for cooperation from The Hague to the Public Prosecutor at the Rome Appellate Court. This decision comes in the context of the case involving Osama Njeem Almasri, a former Libyan police chief accused of war crimes and torture by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Almasri was arrested in Italy in January 2025 under an ICC warrant but was released within days due to the Ministry of Justice’s failure to seek judicial approval for his detention. The incident led to a political and legal investigation into the ministers of Justice and Interior, as well as the intelligence authority, over alleged obstruction. Despite a request for indictment from the Tribunal of Ministers, the Chamber denied authorization to proceed, leading to the case being archived. The court’s ruling now mandates immediate transmission of ICC cooperation requests and requires the Minister of Justice to provide detailed justifications if cooperation is refused.
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