Overview
- Lawmakers on the Chamber’s authorizations committee rejected three separate requests by 13–6 votes, replacing the defeated rapporteur with Pietro Pittalis to report to the floor.
- The three officials remain under investigation over the January repatriation of ICC‑wanted Libyan general Osama Almasri, with alleged counts including personal favoritism; Carlo Nordio also faces alleged refusal of official acts, and Matteo Piantedosi and Alfredo Mantovano face alleged peculation.
- The governing majority argued the actions served state interests and national security, while opposition figures condemned the vote as a safe‑conduct that shields the officials from trial and accused the government of misleading Parliament.
- A parallel inquiry into Justice Minister Nordio’s chief of staff, Giusi Bartolozzi, for allegedly giving false information continues, and the committee has begun steps to extend parliamentary immunity to her as the issue remains unresolved.
- Libyan outlet al Masdar reported that Almasri has been removed from his security posts and replaced by General Suleiman Ajaj, a claim not independently verified in the Italian reports.