{"id":366678,"date":"2011-04-04T17:32:56","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T17:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/04\/alleged-libyan-rape-victim-no-longer-in-government-custody\/"},"modified":"2011-04-04T17:32:56","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T17:32:56","slug":"alleged-libyan-rape-victim-no-longer-in-government-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/04\/alleged-libyan-rape-victim-no-longer-in-government-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Libyan rape victim no longer in government custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"77.098337950139\">  <!-- start feedback link --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/feedback link --><br \/>\n       <!-- Tracking values --><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!--startclickprintinclude-->   <!--endclickprintinclude--> <!--startclickprintexclude--> <!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"73.505869797225\"><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- CONTENT -->  <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><b>STORY HIGHLIGHTS<\/b><\/p>\n<ul><!-- google_ad_section_start --><\/p>\n<li><b><b>NEW:<\/b> <\/b>The woman who said Libyan government forces raped her speaks to CNN<\/li>\n<li><b><b>NEW:<\/b> <\/b>Eman al-Obeidy said she was interrogated for 72 hours after being dragged from hotel<\/li>\n<li><b><b>NEW:<\/b> <\/b>She said her morale is low and she has nightmares<\/li>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end --><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Watch an interview with Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who claims she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Gadhafi on <a href=\"http:\/\/ac360.blogs.cnn.com\/\">&#8220;AC360&#8221;,<\/a> tonight 10 p.m. ET <\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--> <!--startclickprintinclude--> <\/p>\n<p><b>(CNN)<\/b> &#8212; Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who said she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, spent 72 hours under interrogation after being dragged away from the Tripoli hotel where she tried to tell journalists of her alleged abuse, she told CNN by telephone Monday.<\/p>\n<p>She said interrogators poured water on her face and threw food at her during the relentless questioning.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast with the brutality she said she endured at the hands of Gadhafi loyalists, al-Obeidy said her treatment after being taken from the hotel was more abusive psychologically than it was physically.<\/p>\n<p>But she said the public statements from a state TV anchor and government officials, who initially called her mentally ill, drunk and a prostitute, have ruined her reputation. <\/p>\n<p>Al-Obeidy said people laugh at her now and that her spirits and morale are low. She said she has nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They did not give me a chance to respond,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s &#8220;AC360\u00b0&#8221; spoke with al-Obeidy by phone Sunday. CNN conducted a second phone interview with her Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Obeidy burst into the Rixos Hotel in Tripoli on March 26 while international journalists staying there were having breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>She told reporters she had been taken from Benghazi, held against her will for two days and raped by 15 men.<\/p>\n<p>Her legs and face were bruised and she had blood on her right inner thigh. Her visible injuries appeared to support her allegations, but CNN could not independently verify her story.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--startclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintexclude--><\/p>\n<p>Government officials tried to subdue her, scuffling with reporters in the process, and eventually dragged her away.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Obeidy said she is no longer in government custody, and has spent time with family in Tripoli. But she said she cannot leave the house where she is staying as officials from the police or army will pursue her and &#8220;mentally torture&#8221; her.<\/p>\n<p>She said when she tries to leave the house, officials chase her down and take her to a police station. But police don&#8217;t know what to do with her since she is not charged with a crime, and she is released.<\/p>\n<p>Her father told CNN on Monday that he had not spoken with her since Wednesday and still had no idea where she was.<\/p>\n<p>The Libyan government has repeatedly said that she had been freed and said Monday that it has no idea where she is.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch Anderson Cooper 360\u00b0 weeknights 10pm ET. For the latest from AC360\u00b0 <a href=\"http:\/\/ac360.blogs.cnn.com\/\">click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--endclickprintinclude--><!-- google_ad_section_end --><br \/>\n<!-- \/cnn_strybtmcntnt --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntnt --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"3.6861365235749\">\n<div readability=\"3.7692307692308\">\n<p>Part of complete coverage on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.4646017699115\">\n<div readability=\"6.7256637168142\">\n<p>For full coverage in Arabic of events in North Africa and the Middle East, head to CNN Arabic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.0035971223022\">\n<div readability=\"6.158273381295\">\n<p>Hundreds of people hurt in Misrata have left the citty and spoken of the of the violence they left behind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.4869565217391\">\n<div readability=\"5.2347826086957\">\n<p>Follow CNN correspondents on the ground as they report on conflict in the Arab world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.5993150684932\">\n<div readability=\"7.4657534246575\">\n<p>Eman al-Obeidy, who openly accused Moammar Gadhafi&#8217;s men of rape, became a face of the anti-Gadhafi movement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.3475177304965\">\n<div readability=\"6.5815602836879\">\n<p>Are you in the Middle East or North Africa? 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Don&#8217;t do anything that could put you at risk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.6102941176471\">\n<div readability=\"7.2132352941176\">\n<p>The past couple of weeks have proved that Libya is much more divided than the world feared, says one expert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"4.32\">\n<div readability=\"5.04\">\n<p>Fear has been one of the biggest hurdles for those pushing for political change in Syria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"5.208\">\n<div readability=\"6.696\">\n<p>Libya&#8217;s flamboyant leader, Moammar Gadhafi, has ruled the north African nation for 42 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycrcntr --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/cnn_strycntntrgt --><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/rss.cnn.com\/~r\/rss\/edition_africa\/~3\/oWX9DH6r1Zs\/index.html\" title=\"Alleged Libyan rape victim no longer in government custody\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alleged Libyan rape victim no longer in government custody<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: The woman who said Libyan government forces raped her speaks to CNN NEW: Eman al-Obeidy said she was interrogated for 72 hours after being dragged from hotel NEW: She said her morale is low and she has nightmares Watch an interview with Eman al-Obeidy, the woman who claims she was raped by forces loyal to Libyan leader Gadhafi on &#8220;AC360&#8221;, tonight 10 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-366678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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