US ScState Rubio announced the appointment of former Libyan judicial police official Osama al-Masri al-Bas' Najim and his wife for alleged human rights violations. Washington accuses Najam of involvement in torture, murder, forced labor and persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Mitiga and Al Jadida prisons. Najam is also wanted by the International Criminal Court since January 2025. Italian authorities arrested him in January 2025 but later released him and returned him to Libya.

US ScState Rubio announced the appointment of former Libyan judicial police official Osama al-Masri al-Bas' Najim and his wife for alleged human rights violations. Washington accuses Najam of involvement in torture, murder, forced labor and persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Mitiga and Al Jadida prisons. Najam is also wanted by the International Criminal Court since January 2025. Italian authorities arrested him in January 2025 but later released him and returned him to Libya.