Italy's justice minister said on Wednesday Rome had no choice but to free a Libyan military officer wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court because of what he described as mistakes and inaccuracies in the court's arrest warrant.

Italy's justice minister, Carlo Nordio, defends the decision to repatriate Libyan warlord Ossama al-Masri, wanted by the ICC. Nordio critiques the ICC's flawed warrant, citing contradictions, leading to political backlash and accusations of undermining judicial obligations.

Italy's government Wednesday blamed its much-criticised release of a Libyan war crimes suspect on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it accused of presenting a poorly written arrest warrant.

Osama Elmasry Njeem, who was wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes, was recently freed by Rome. The move prompted outrage among opposition parties, but now the government is defending its decision,