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Meloni says probed over Almasri

Nordio, Piantedosi, Mantovano also probed over Libyan's release

Meloni says probed over Almasri

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(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 28 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday she had received notice of investigation over Libyan judicial police commander Najeem Osema Almasri Habish, wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and arrested in Italy, released on a technicality, and flown back to Tripoli to a hero's welcome aboard an Italian secret service plane.
    She said she had received notice of a probe into possible aiding and abetting and embezzlement of public funds from a prosecutor, Francesco Lo Voi, who unsuccessfully prosecuted Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini for allegedly abducting migrants as part of his closed ports policy to migrant rescue ships as interior minister in 2019.
    She said the same notice of investigation had been sent to Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and cabinet secretary with the intelligence brief Alfredo Mantovano.
    The ICC has demanded an explanation of the release of Almasri, wanted on charges of alleged rape, murder and brutalising migrants in a Tripoli jail.
    The opposition has said Meloni belied her vow to pursue migrant traffickers by land, sea and air in freeing Almasri, and linked his release to a deal Rome has with Tripoli to fund the Libyan coast guard in exchange for allegedly illegal pushbacks of migrants.
    Meloni said Tuesday she was "not going to be intimidated" and repeated a favourite pledge of hers, "I am not susceptible to blackmail". (ANSA).
   

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