The Libyan woman who was arrested after telling foreign journalists she had been gang-raped by Gaddafi's troops has been charged, a government spokesman said today. In a chaotic press conference, the official said Iman Al-Obeidi was being questioned by police - despite a promise that she had been returned to her family.
'The accuser has now become the accused,' he added, accusing her of a 'grave offence'.
The spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, said the men accused by Iman al-Obeidi are now suing her. A son of a high ranking Libyan official was among those she claimed had raped her, he said.
'The boys she accused are bringing a case against her because it's a very grave offence to accuse someone of a sexual crime,' he told reporters in the Libyan capital.
Miss Al-Obeidi was taken into custody after bursting into the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli in a dishevelled and desperate state.
She was dragged away by officials and has not been seen in public since.
The regime had promised that foreign reporters would be able to speak to her today.
Her parents claimed last night that she was being held hostage in Gaddafi's compound in Bab Al-Aziziya. Read More
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