Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reacted after being placed under investigation by the Rome Prosecutor's Office for the release of a Libyan police officer wanted by the International Criminal Court.
Meloni said in a message posted on social media that he was suspected by prosecutors of embezzlement and aiding and abetting a crime in connection with this matter.
"I will not be blackmailed, I will not allow myself to be scared, for this reason I am not, let's say, unpopular with those who do not want Italy to change and become better," Meloni said in her reaction.
Meloni said Justice Minister Carlo Nordio, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and the cabinet undersecretary for intelligence affairs, Alfredo Mantovano, have also been placed under investigation.