Viagra in Gaddafi's weaponry
Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi the man who uses a battalion of virgin-only female bodyguards for his protection is now under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for using rape as a means to quell rebellion among women.
Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the chief prosecutor of ICC, stated that there is evidence that Gaddafi's government sanctioned anti-impotence drug Viagra for his security forces as a strategy to abet rape.
Moreno-Ocampo had earlier demanded that ICC issue arrest warrants for Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam and intelligence head Abdullah Senussi.
Earlier in April a woman named Iman al-Obeidi had claimed that she was raped by Gaddafi's forces. She had walked into the hotel where foreign journalists were camped and had courageously revealed the ordeal she was put through by Gaddafi's loyal forces.
In an interview with CNN she had described the gory details of torture and gang-rape at the hands of the government forces. She recounted as to how she was abducted at gun-point and held for days and was told that she would never see the light of day again.
Moreno-Ocampo also revealed that in some areas more than 100 people have been raped.
Moreno-Ocampo's revelations came after NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen said the alliance would continue its offensive against the Gaddafi's forces until he is ousted.
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