Najim's Release Sparks Sharp Reactions

Opposition parties and NGOs are demanding explanations from the Italian government, after Rome released the head of Libya's judicial police, who had been arrested on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant over war crimes allegations.
Osama Najim , also known as Almasri, is also the director of an infamous detention centre in Mitiga, near Tripoli, which Amnesty International says is the scene of "horrific violations committed with total impunity".
According to Italian media, Mr Najim was freed due to legal technicality, after being arrested on Saturday in Turin, where he had attended a Juventus-Milan football match.
Consequently, the Italian government has come under fire, with opposition parties expressing outrage at the release, which Rome has not yet commented on.

Former Prime Minister and leader of centrist party Matteo Renzi has asked justice minister Carlo Nordio "to account for his decision before MPs", while Arturo Scotto of the Democratic Party (PD) has said Mr Najim was a "Libyan mafia boss" and that Italy , an ICC signatory, had to adhere to international treaties.

Libyan writer and journalist Khalil Elhassi has called on Italy to explain to the Libyan people why it has released "an extremely dangerous criminal", who he said was "known for taking part in torture of Libyans and migrants".
Two NGOs who work with migrants - Mediterranea Saving Humans and Refugees in Libya - have expressed their shock, saying that they have been left "stunned" by news of Mr Najim's release.