Meloni said that she was suspected by prosecutors of embezzlement and aiding and abetting a crime in connection with the case.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been placed under investigation over a government decision to release a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Osama Elmasry Njeem is a brigadier general in Libya's Judicial Police.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday an investigation targeting her over the release of a Libyan war crimes suspect was bad publicity that could push away much-needed foreign investment.