Overview

• German police detained the 29-year-old Somali suspect in Zweibruecken on July 31 under a European arrest warrant issued by Italian prosecutors.
• Italian investigators accuse him of leading a smuggling ring that kidnapped and tortured migrants in Libya for ransom and murdered a Somali child who resisted a planned sexual assault.
• Probes coordinated by the DDA of Palermo began in June 2023 after a migrant’s testimony linked him to a Bani Walid safe house where detainees faced beatings and extortion.
• Digital forensics traced IP addresses linked to his Facebook profile, revealing his movements from Libya through Italy to Germany.
• He remains in custody in Germany pending extradition to Italy as authorities investigate his network of accomplices.