The son of a high-ranking Libyan police officer is thought to be among five people arrested after a woman claimed she was raped and tortured by men connected to Colonel Gaddafi's regime. In a conversation with Sky News, Libya's deputy foreign minister Khalid Kaim said the men were being detained as part of a criminal investigation into the rape allegations made by Iman al-Obeidi.
Ms al-Obeidi was manhandled by waitresses and government minders yesterday morning as she attempted to speak to journalists at the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli.
She claimed she had been held for two days, and that she had been raped and tortured by men connected to the regime.
She showed marks on her legs and on her wrists, which she suggested came from handcuffs.
As journalists tried to speak to her, police minders waded in, trying to physically block her mouth to stop her talking.
At a news conference, a Government spokesman insisted that Ms al-Obeidi's claims were now being taken very seriously by the regime, and that they would be fully investigated.
He also insisted she had been given access to a lawyer, and was deemed to be in good health.
However, it is understood Ms al-Obeidi is still being held by Government officials as part of their investigation.
The Government spokesman also said it was likely Ms al-Obeidi would undertake interviews with western journalists in the coming days. Source
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