Italian Media: Njeem's aide 'Al-Buti' in German custody
According to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, Al-Buti had been under investigation by the ICC. The report noted that German authorities are currently considering submitting a formal extradition request to the ICC.
Al-Buti is considered one of the prominent leaders of the so-called 'Rapid Intervention Force,' which had control over the 'Judicial Police Authority' under Njeem's command. He is also implicated in a series of crimes committed inside prisons run by the authority, according to a 2021 report by the UN Panel of Experts.
The Italian newspaper added that the armed groups associated with Njeem—the Judicial Police and the Special Deterrence Force (Radaa)—are currently in a state of disintegration in Libya, though it did not provide further details.
The arrest comes just weeks after the Libyan Attorney General's Office announced the initiation of public proceedings against Osama Njeem, under national jurisdiction, following the lifting of procedural immunity by the Ministry of Justice.
A statement from the Attorney General explained that the legal procedures began with an examination of the crimes listed in the ICC arrest warrant for Anjem and a comparison with cases previously reviewed by the Libyan judiciary. Tags: International Criminal Court Crimes Against Humanity osama Najim
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