April 2 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court on Thursday referred Italy to the Assembly of States Parties over a case in which it alleges the country has refused to comply with the court.
The case involves a Libyan general who was wanted by the ICC at The Hague for alleged crimes against humanity.
Osama Almasri Najim, also known as Almasri, the former chief of Libya's judicial police, was arrested in November in Tripoli, Libya. He is accused of torturing prisoners, leading to the death of one. Najim was arrested in Turin, Italy, on the ICC warrant but was released two days later and flown to Tripoli on an Italian air force plane, The Guardian reported.
The ICC said, "a representative of Italy was invited to the April 1, 2026, meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly to discuss the implications of the Court's decision regarding its non-cooperation and to present its views on how it would cooperate with the Court in the future."
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