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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Libyan general released after arrest in Turin on ICC warrant for alleged war crimes

Man in military beret
The ICC accuses Gen Osama Najim, known as Almasri, of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as well as rape and murder. Photograph: X

A Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released after an apparent mistake by prosecutors.

Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained on Sunday on an international arrest warrant after a tipoff from Interpol, a source at the prosecutors office for the Piedmont region confirmed.

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