As with all the Roman laws of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Italy is obliged to arrest the individuals seeking individuals. However, recent developments suggest that Italian authorities are trying to avoid their duty.
On January 19th, ICC wanted Osamael Masley War crime and Crime against humanitarian In Libya, he was arrested in Turin, including opposition to immigrants. Two days later, he was released by the Roman Appeal Court on the arrest “reason for the procedure” and was sent back to Libya on an Italian aircraft. Ironically, the Italian government, which substantially supports Libya’s coastal guards despite the risk of serious accomplices of immigrants and applicants, “presented a profile of social danger,” He claimed that it was necessary to release it. Italian authorities are now investigating Ermasley’s return to Libya with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and other governments of the government.
There is still an opportunity for justice. Libya’s authorities should arrested and surrender to ICC as Elmasley returned to Libya.
However, the trial gave another blow to the reliability of the Italian government’s commitment to international justice.
A few days before Ermasli’s release, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajan announced that Italy would not execute an ICC arrest warrant to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, hoping for war crimes and crimes against humanity. 。 Tajani argued that Netanyahu is a sitting prime minister that Netanyahu is enjoying the exemption. But ICC was clear. There is no such immunity in front of the court. ICC’s states are obliged to arrest, regardless of whether someone is in charge of the government. Italy also seems to accept its obligations regarding Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. This was also the ICC wanted. When asked to clarify, Tajani said Putin would not come to Italy.
In May 2024, Tajani criticized ICC prosecutors Netaniyahu and Israel’s arrest for arrest for the former Minister of Defense, and repeated his criticism when the court issued a warrant in November. He has consistently denied that Israel has committed a war crime in Gaza, despite the overwhelming evidence written by multiple organizations, including Human Rights Watch and the United Nations organizations. Italy is one of the countries that opposes the scale of the European Union measures in which Israeli authorities are responsible for serious abuse.
By protecting war criminals such as Netanyahu and Elmasli from accountability, the Italian government blows off its obligations under the Roman law and damage international reliability. It also sends terrible messages to the most brutal crime victims that can selectively reject justice when political interests are prioritized.
