General Osama al-Najem, also known as Almasri, has been apprehended on charges of murder and serious human rights violations perpetrated against ten detainees. According to the Tripoli Prosecutor's Office, the victims were tortured and subjected to inhumane treatment, with at least one dying as a result of the abuse. Almasri, the former head of security for the capital's prisons, was hauled before the court following questioning, during which evidence sufficient to support indictment was discovered. He is currently being held in pre-trial detention pending judgment. In addition to the Libyan investigation, his name appears in the files of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, which issued an arrest warrant on January 18, 2025, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The charges stem from incidents of assault, torture, and murder at Tripoli's Mitiga Prison between 2015 and 2024. The case gained international attention after Almasri was briefly arrested in Turin on January 19, 2025, at the request of the ICC. Two days later, he was released and repatriated to Libya due to procedural irregularities — a move that prompted the Court to issue a formal rebuke to Italy for failing to surrender the suspect. Almasri's detention now threatens to intensify existing internal tensions in Libya, which are already characterized by profound political divisions and fragmented territorial control by numerous militias. This situation also concerns Europe, which is attempting to maintain a delicate balance in its relations with Tripoli.