Ossama Anjiem, who runs a major Libyan prison, was in Italy to watch a soccer match. He returned home after an Italian court found issues with the warrant for his arrest.

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday announced it had issued an arrest warrant for the head of Libya's judicial police on war crimes and crimes against humanity charges, a day after Italian authoriies released him.

A controversial arrest that raises questions about Italian justice and politics.

A Libyan warlord was arrested in Italy on an ICC warrant but was expelled back to Libya after a tribunal's refusal to approve the arrest.

The reaction came after the Italian government on Tuesday released and sent back home Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri.

The Meloni government relies on the cooperation of the Libyan government to block the departure of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

Italy's release of Libyan warlord Ossama Anjiem, accused of war crimes, sparks outrage among human rights groups and opposition lawmakers.

Italian police have arrested a Libyan warlord on a warrant from the International Criminal Court. Ossama Anjiem, also known as Ossama al-Masri, heads the Tripoli branch of the Reform and Rehabilitation Institution, a notorious network of detention centres run by the government-backed Special Defence Force.

ROME, - A senior member of Libya's judicial police has been given a hero's welcome back home after Italy unexpectedly released him from jail just two days after arresting him on a warrant from the International Criminal Court .

The International Criminal Court has reminded Italy of its obligation to cooperate fully after it let warlord Ossama al-Masri return to Libya. Al-Masri is accused of murder, rape and torture.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) demanded answers from Italy on Wednesday over why it freed a Libyan man suspected of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence.