Overview

• Judges ruled that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had no advance knowledge of the procedural error that led to Osama Almasri Nadschim’s release
• Investigations into Justice Minister Carlo Nordio remain open on suspicion he influenced the decision to release and deport the ICC-wanted officer
• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and intelligence official Alfredo Mantovano are also under scrutiny for their roles in Nadschim’s expulsion
• Any trial against the ministers must be approved by parliament, where the ruling coalition holds a clear majority, making prosecution unlikely
• The affair underscores tensions between Italy’s obligations under the Rome Statute and its partnership with Libyan security forces to curb migration