The International Criminal Court (ICC) has indicated it may issue a new series of arrest warrants connected to crimes committed in Libya, according to the Court’s thirtieth report submitted to the United Nations Security Council.
The report states that investigators are advancing rapidly in gathering and analyzing evidence related to serious violations in Libyan detention facilities, particularly at Mitiga prison in Tripoli, and that additional warrants could be announced during the coming year as case files reach completion.
Covering developments between May and November 2025, the report explains that ICC prosecutors are currently assessing whether collected evidence meets the legal threshold required to submit requests for further arrest warrants. It notes that confidentiality, operational security, and considerations related to arrest strategies may delay public disclosure of these applications.
Investigators have compiled substantial evidence documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity inside Mitiga prison.
According to the report, independent inquiries have confirmed patterns of extrajudicial killings, torture, sexual violence, persecution, and arbitrary detention. The ICC describes the findings as credible, consistent, and supported by physical evidence, witness accounts, and documented abuses.
The report references the high-profile case of Osama Najim, former director of Mitiga prison. The ICC issued a warrant for his arrest on 18 January before he was detained in Italy, released shortly afterward, and repatriated to Libya.
He was later arrested again in Tripoli in November. The Office of the Prosecutor has called on Libyan authorities to surrender him in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1970 and Libya’s obligations under the Rome Statute.
The report also recalls the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s conclusion that Italy failed to meet its international obligations by releasing Njeem without informing the Court, a decision now facing legal challenge before the European Court of Human Rights from one of the survivors.
The ICC also issued a warrant in July 2025 for Khaled Mohammed Ali Al-Hashri, accused of similar crimes at Mitiga prison, including torture, rape, murder, and persecution on political and ethnic grounds. German authorities arrested him on 16 July, and extradition proceedings to the ICC remain underway.
According to the report, investigators have collected more than sixty witness statements, medical records, photographs, and videos. Work on additional case files continues, with more arrest warrants expected in the coming year.