Muammar Gaddafi Investigated Over Use Of Viagra-Type Drugs In Rapes

UNITED NATIONS – The chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court said Wednesday he is investigating whether Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi provided Viagra-type drugs to Libyan soldiers to promote the rape of women during the current conflict.

Luis Moreno Ocampo said his office is collecting evidence on rapes and has become "more convinced" that Gadhafi decided to punish women by using rape as a weapon, which would be a new method in the Libya civil war of instilling fear and trying to control the population.

He told a news conference after briefing the U.N. Security Council on Darfur that some witnesses confirmed the Libyan government was buying containers of Viagra-type drugs to carry out the policy, and "to enhance the possibility to rape."

"We are trying to see who was involved," Moreno Ocampo said.

He said it was difficult to know how widespread the use of rape is in Libya.

"We're getting important information," Moreno Ocampo said. "In some areas we had a number of a hundred people raped. The issue for us was, can we attribute these rapes to Gadhafi himself, or is it something that happened in the barracks."

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously on Feb. 26 to refer the Libyan crisis to the International Criminal Court, the world's permanent war crimes tribunal.

On May 16, Moreno Ocampo asked judges to issue arrest warrants for Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam Gadhafi and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanoussi, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity by targeting civilians in a crackdown against rebels who are trying to end his more than 40 year rule.

Judges are now evaluating the evidence and must decide whether to confirm the charges and issue international arrest warrants. If the arrest warrants are issued, Moreno Ocampo said he may add the charge of rape to the case.

Moreno Ocampo said the two cases against the three top Libyans involve the shooting of civilians in demonstrations in different cities at the beginning of the conflict and the arrest, torture and forced disappearance of people, particularly in areas under Gadhafi's control.

But he told reporters that witnesses interviewed by investigators asked why the court was focusing on arrests, tortures and disappearances over the last three months because "it happened for 20 years — so we'd like you also to review all of them."

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[checkmoot]

10:35 AM on 06/11/2011

We're definitely getting desperate. The Libyans gave up their nuclear work some time ago. WMDs, how are we going to justify this war ???? I know, we'll say they have the WMDs hidden in their soldiers pants. Let's run that up the flagpole and see who salutes.

[TracyLee]

05:52 PM on 06/10/2011

It's called 'Inciting the Masses.'

Kind of what FoxNews does.

Ha!

[Rynox]

11:37 AM on 06/10/2011

It's just a shot away.

[escobar]

08:44 AM on 06/10/2011

Nice people on all sides. Who is honest ? None of them.
Seems they are building a case to justify violations of international law.
He is doomed it is a matter of time, even if they have to kill everyone in Tripoli to get him and obliterate the country, they will. Look at Iraq.
Lybia will belong to the global oil companies, lock, stock, and barrel soon, they have no allies to feed them weapons of any kind.
They have no drugs to trade like the Afghans, they only had their oil.
Nobody can tell me the oil execuitives take those guys, yelling at the cameras while posing with their toyota pick ups, as people they intend to take seriously once the dust settles.

[jspbeef]

06:48 AM on 06/10/2011

I hope the US did not have the UN set aside any of our money for this investigation. Did the world need an investigation to verify once more that this man is horrible and needs to go. Wasn't the payment for the Pam Am bombing, along with the welcome gadhafi gave the bomber upon his return, nails in his coffin. Another example of world waste of time, money,and psuedo-intellect. "Wish I were the King of the world, tell you what I'd do". What a grand time!!

[songoftherushes]

11:14 PM on 06/09/2011

Bassiouni, professor of law emeritus at DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, part of a 47-man UN investigation team.

Bassiouni said that both sides had accused the other of deploying fighters armed with drugs to combat impotency to carry out rapes, creating a "massive hysteria".

His team uncovered only four alleged cases of rape -- Eman Al-Obaidi who claimed she was gang-raped by pro-government militiamen and three women in Misrata who said they had been sexually abused.

"Can we draw a conclusion that there is a systematic policy of rape? In my opinion we can't," Bassiouni said. "For the time being, the numbers are very limited. They've had a tremendous socio-psychological impact on society."

[abigtuna]

10:18 PM on 06/09/2011

What the hell did the white house do today taht they have to haul a crock of s**t story like this. Maybe somebody from the IMF should investigate too.

[songoftherushes]

09:01 PM on 06/09/2011

Watching Euronews yesterday, I saw a report in which Q's forces were accused of cannibalism!


It is at the 'throw it all and see what sticks' stage.

[7voiceofreason7]

10:42 PM on 06/09/2011

And of course you cannot be bothered to offer the link that proves your silly accusation......

[marilyn 63]

02:10 PM on 06/10/2011

do you notice the trolls and haters love to talk insane on this thread. but hide on others real telling.

[songoftherushes]

11:15 PM on 06/09/2011

Of course, Shaban has accused the rebels of the same thing.

[sakovkt]

07:27 PM on 06/09/2011

You don't arrest people who have an army, Idiots!

Of course, you all at the U.N. can go talk to Billary Clinton. She can hook you up with Gadahfistas who want their leader to surrender.
Honest!
Just ask her!

[Vlad Roudenko]

07:42 PM on 06/09/2011

Arrests are beside the point in this situation. America wants other countries to respect the rights of its citizens, the rule of law, and have democracy. Yet while it claims to do all that at home (completely untrue) it violates the rights of others abroad. It violates the laws of war and other international laws. It is well known that Hillary Clinton bought her place at the State Department. Just like Condi, she is a big joke. Those two shrews have done untold harm to America's imagine abroad.

[Tim Frost]

08:10 PM on 06/09/2011

you poor poor scroat !we have a saying here in the south .there is no cure for stuipd.

[7voiceofreason7]

08:40 PM on 06/09/2011

War crimes trials are not unknown in human history.

You should look it up before you pop off again.

[odanak1759]

06:36 PM on 06/09/2011

Protecting our interests. Using our forces as mercenaries for big oil companies.

[Vlad Roudenko]

07:12 PM on 06/09/2011

I think Obama just wants to protect his interests (The White House). After all, he needs to do something to substantiate his promise of below $4 per gallon gasoline. If he can't keep his promise, and this one is very dear to the people of America driving their SUVs, then he very well may be kicked out of that house. He is just looking out for #1.

[7voiceofreason7]

06:10 PM on 06/09/2011

News flash!

This just in!

Latest report!

The Free Libyan Fighters are 99.99% Moooslims!

Booo!

[odanak1759]

06:39 PM on 06/09/2011

Yup, and their leader resided in Northern Virginia the last 20 years!!! YAY!!!!

[7voiceofreason7]

07:59 PM on 06/09/2011

Well, Hifler is indeed the military commander of the FLF. What of it?

And he lived in NoVa for 20 years? So? Good place to live if you are somebody Qaddafi desperately wants to ki ll. Even better if you are an ex Libyan army officer who knows everybody in the regime and how they think.

Bet CIA paid him whatever we pay one star generals here, which is OK money but won't make you rich in that part of town. I'm glad CIA had somebody who knew his way around Qaddafi's twisted mind. That is what I expect of CIA. Good for them.

But thanks for bringing us what was news three months ago. I bet everybody is just shocked! Shocked I say! to learn that CIA knows where to find generals who are no longer pals with their old bosses, like Qaddafi.

Wow!

[Eddie Sengole]

07:18 PM on 06/09/2011

hey neocon warmonger,

Those who run the rebels are Al CIA Da leadership! average rebels are being used only to accomplish the agenda of privatizing libya oil and creating for the first time, a private bank that will be used to control Libya' oil by the West.

[7voiceofreason7]

07:54 PM on 06/09/2011

Eddie, eddie, eddie.

Haven't you had enough trouble baiting me?

I got you ba nned once already. You want to push your luck?

[Tim Frost]

08:14 PM on 06/09/2011

and jorge W bUsH is behind it all.OH yEa he also flew the planes into the WorLd TrAdE centers

[irwinrsteffy]

05:48 PM on 06/09/2011

No better way to get your hands on some gold reserves than to invade a country and dissolve the government. America made a fortune when they seized Saddam's reserves.

[7voiceofreason7]

06:07 PM on 06/09/2011

How much more hogwash do you have to peddle today?

[Jen Taylor]

05:25 PM on 06/09/2011

FACTS ON LIBYA

* GDP per capita - $ 14,192.
* Unemployment benefit - $ 730.
* Each family member subsidized by the state gets annually $ 1.000
* Salary for nurses - $ 1,000.
* For every newborn is paid $ 7.,000.
* The bride and groom receive a $ 64 thousand to purchase flats.
* Major taxes and levies prohibited.
* To open a personal business a one-time financial assistance of $ 20.000
* Education and medicine are free.
* Educ.Internships abroad - at government expense.
* Stores for large families with symbolic prices for basic foodstuffs.
* Part of pharmacies - with free dispensing.
* Loans for buying a car and an apartment - no interest.
* Real estate services are prohibited.,
* Buying a car up to 50% paid by the State.
* No Payment for electricity for the population.
* Sales and use of alcohol is prohibited.
* Petrol is cheaper than water. 1 liter of gasoline - $ 0.14.

[malowski]

08:36 AM on 06/10/2011

It is also one of the most oppressive nations on the planet, with wide spread abuse according to amnesty international and reporters without borders.

[Mariosright]

05:15 PM on 06/09/2011

This whole viagra argument is senseless. Gaddafi will either die in his spiderhole or be convicted in the Hague for his past atrocities upon his people. Good riddance.

[Jen Taylor]

05:21 PM on 06/09/2011

Not really.

[Mariosright]

05:32 PM on 06/09/2011

That's It? Not really?

[irwinrsteffy]

05:29 PM on 06/09/2011

Yup, another patriotard. Newsflash , Godfather - the Libyan people are the ones going down as Libya is 'liberated' from them.

[connieusa27]

05:34 PM on 06/09/2011

yeah, nice avatar of a gangster. lol

[merretthughes]

04:58 PM on 06/09/2011

What's next, the loyalists tossing babies onto bayonets?

Any proof for any of this brain pudding?

[Mariosright]

05:16 PM on 06/09/2011

another Gaddafi apologist checks in. Apologize all you want for him, he is going down.

[Jen Taylor]

05:22 PM on 06/09/2011

Another chickenhawk.

[7voiceofreason7]

08:34 PM on 06/09/2011

Apparently so, the ICC says that it has the evidence.

Did you read the article? That could possibly help.

I'm just saying.