Milan, 9 July (LaPresse) – The Court of Ministers in Rome has reportedly concluded its investigation into the Italian government's failure to hand over Libyan General Najeem Osama Almasri to the International Criminal Court and is expected to deliver its decision in the coming days: dismissal or referral for trial of one or more members of the government under investigation, namely Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Undersecretary to the Prime Minister Alfredo Mantovano, Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio and Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, accused of aiding and abetting, embezzlement and – the Minister of Justice alone – omission of official duties. This was reported by Corriere della Sera and La Repubblica. According to Corriere, the documents show that Nordio's chief of staff, Giusi Bartolozzi, knew what was happening from early Sunday afternoon and instructed magistrates from the Department of Justice Affairs (DAG) to speak cautiously. In the early afternoon of that same day, when Almasri had been detained a few hours earlier by the Digos in Turin, the then head of the DAG, Luigi Birritteri (who later resigned and returned to his post), wrote an email to Bartolozzi indicating that there was no authorisation for the arrest of the wanted man, taking steps to find a way to validate the detention and proceed with Almarsi's handover. Less than an hour later, Bartolozzi replied that she was already informed, recommending caution: “Maximum discretion and caution” in the transfer of information, and the use of Signal, a system that ensures greater confidentiality in communications, without emails or registered letters. This email was also reported by La Repubblica, according to which "the information is crucial because it shows that Italy had plenty of time to “repair” the procedural error reported by the Rome Court of Appeal regarding the failure of the Ministry of Justice to transmit the information. And that it did not want to do so because of a specific political choice. What's more, it contradicts Minister Nordio, who had said that the office had only been notified of the Libyan criminal's arrest on Monday 20 January'.