The International Criminal Court of AIA has launched an investigation into the work of the Italian government for “Obstacle to the administration of justice” pursuant to article 70 of the Rome Statute. The investigation concerns the case of the Libyan general Almasri and was made known by the newspaper Happen signed by Nello Scavo, in its online edition. It had never happened in the history of Italy.
The names involved: Meloni, Nordio and planted
In the complaint, received by the Court’s prosecutor’s office and sent to the Chancellor and the President of the International Court, the names of the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio and the Interior Minister Matteo planted are appear. The accusation was presented by the lawyers of a Sudanese refugee who in 2019 had denounced the torture suffered by him and his wife to international investigators during their detention in Libya, in a prison that was managed under the responsibility of General Almasri .
Government reactions: Nordio ironizes, Tajani attacks
Intervened to A sheep daythe Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio minimized the story with sarcastic tones: “I believe that in this world everyone investigates a little on everything. We have confidence in human justice. Postulates divine justice precisely because human justice is often failible, but let’s be satisfied with what we have and see how it goes”. The most hard premises and foreign minister Antonio Tajani, who expressed skepticism on the conduct of the International Criminal Court: “I have many reserves on the behavior of the Court on this affair. Perhaps an investigation must be opened on the Court itself, you have to have clarifications on how it behaved. However I confirm, the act sent to Italy was null, I share 100% what Minister Nordio said. “
The complaint: alleged crimes and accusations to the Italian government
The act of complaint, 23 pages long, was presented by a Sudanese citizen of Darfur with refugee status in France. He claims that his wife, he himself and other members of his group have been victims of “Numerous and continuous crimes”. In 2019, the man had already provided the prosecutor’s office with a wide range of evidence which, according to him, would demonstrate responsibility for high officials of the European Union and Italy, including former first Italian ministers and ministers, for having Favored the fulfillment of crimes against human rights in Libya. The document is part of the accusation attached to the capture mandate for General Almasri, accused of war crimes and crimes against human rights. According to the accusation, Meloni, Nordio and planted would have abused their executive powers for “disobeying their international and national obligations”not delivering the general to the International Criminal Court.
Inaccuracies in the accusation deed and updates of the investigation
According to what reported by HappenIn the complaint there are some discrepancies, including the incorrect indication of the duration of Almasri’s stay in Italy, which is indicated in “12 days”, while in reality the Libyan general remained in the country only from 18 to 22 January, before to be issued on the order of the Court of Appeal of Rome and reported to Tripoli with a flight of the Italian secret services. The refugee lawyers are preparing additions to the complaint, after receiving confirmation of the acquisition of the file by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. The investigation continues and remains to be seen what the moves of the Hague will be against the Italian government.
