The centre-right members of the
Italian judiciary's self-governining body, the CSM, on Friday
called for a disciplinary procedure to be opened into Rome Chief
Prosecutor Francesco Lo Voi's decision to notify Premier Giorgia
Meloni and other members of the government that the case of a
Libyan police official who was sent back home from Italy after
being detained on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant
was being looked at following a complaint by a lawyer.
The case has escalated into a clash between the government and
the judiciary.
On Thursday Meloni said the decision was "damaging to the
nation, to its opportunities," adding that this drives me
crazy".
The centre-right CSM councillors said the disciplinary procedure
should examine both the method and timing of Lo Voi's move.
Meloni has come under fire after Almasri, wanted for the alleged
murder of migrants and alleged rape of persons as young as five,
was flown back to a hero's welcome in Tripoli after being
detained in Italy this month and then released on a technicality
and expelled as a dangerous individual.
The premier said the same notice had been sent to Justice
Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and
cabinet secretary with the intelligence brief Alfredo Mantovano.
Magistrates union ANM has said the notifications Lo Voi sent
were an obligatory formality after the complaint was filed by
attorney Luigi Li Gotti, a former centre-left justice
undersecretary from 2006 until 2008.
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