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8 June 2011<\/span> Last updated at<\/span> 17:10 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says there is evidence that Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi ordered the rape of hundreds of women as a weapon against rebel forces.<\/p>\n

Luis Moreno-Ocampo said rape was a new aspect of Colonel Gaddafi’s repression.<\/p>\n

He said he was also looking at possible evidence that pro-Gaddafi security forces had been given medication such as Viagra to enhance their sex drive.<\/p>\n

There has so far been no comment on the allegations by the Libyan authorities.<\/p>\n

Last month, Mr Moreno-Ocampo asked ICC judges to approve arrest warrants for Col Gaddafi, his Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi.<\/p>\n

He accused them of committing two categories of crimes against humanity – murder and persecution – and said they bore the greatest responsibility for attacks on civilians at the beginning of the anti-government uprising in February, when between 500 and 700 are thought to have been killed.<\/p>\n

The Libyan government dismissed those allegations.<\/p>\n

It does not recognise the ICC jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

‘New aspect of repression’<\/span><\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Mr Moreno-Ocampo said that if the arrest warrants were issued, he might add the charge of rape to the case.<\/p>\n

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Apparently, he decided to punish, using rape\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

End Quote<\/span> Luis Moreno-Ocampo<\/span> ICC chief prosecutor<\/span><\/div>\n

He told reporters at the UN in New York that he had collected evidence suggesting the Libyan leader had decided to punish women by using rape as a weapon in the hope that it would instil fear and curb dissent.<\/p>\n

“It was never the pattern he used to control the population. The rape is a new aspect of the repression. And that’s why we had doubts at the beginning but now we are more convinced,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Apparently, he decided to punish, using rape.”<\/p>\n

He said it was difficult to know how widespread the use of rape was.<\/p>\n

“In some areas we had a number of 100 people raped. The issue for us was, can we attribute these rapes to Gaddafi himself, or is it something that happened in the barracks,” he explained.<\/p>\n

Mr Moreno-Ocampo also said some witnesses had confirmed that the Libyan government was buying containers of Viagra-type drugs to carry out the policy, and to “enhance the possibility to rape”.<\/p>\n

“We are trying to see who was involved,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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