Overview

• The tribunal authorized Giulia Bongiorno to view but not copy investigation files, including classified intelligence documents, while excluding the prosecutor’s opinion
• Judges filed formal complaints over illicit disclosures after secret emails among Justice Ministry officials were published in the press
• Statutory inquiry deadlines expired on June 27 without a final measure and the tribunal’s decision on seeking parliamentary authorization for prosecutions is expected imminently
• Justice Minister Carlo Nordio insists sealed records will confirm his testimony and cites a Jan. 19 email from Luigi Birritteri showing the ministry only gained formal authority after that date
• Libya’s President Abdul Dbeibeh has summoned General Almasri on ICC charges and ordered the dismantling of irregular militias, heightening diplomatic scrutiny of Italy’s handling of the case