Former Gaddafi spokesman 'captured'

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Moussa Ibrahim "arrested" at a checkpoint southwest of Tripoli while trying to flee Bani Walid, a Gaddafi stronghold.
Moussa Ibrahim, who served as the last spokesman for deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been arrested in a town southwest of the capital Tripoli, according to the prime minister's office.

Mustafa Abu Shagur, Libya's deputy prime minister, confirmed the news on Saturday on microblogging site Twitter with the following post: "Criminal Moussa Ibrahim was arrested and he is now on his way to Tripoli."

A brief statement sent to journalists after rumours that Ibrahim had been detained spread on social networking sites said: "Moussa Ibrahim was arrested at a checkpoint in the town of Tarhuna.

"[He] is being taken to Tripoli where he will be handed over to the pertinent authorities to begin questioning."

Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh, reporting from Tripoli, said that Ibrahim was captured as he fled the town of Bani Walid, which has been the scene of deadly clashes in recent days.

"The town of Bani Walid has been besieged for the last three weeks. Government forces and former rebels are trying to enter the city to capture wanted Gaddafi loyalists," he said.

"So the town has a reputation of being a safe haven for Gaddafi loyalists."

Rumours of Ibrahim's arrest and that of other personalities of the former regime said to be fleeing from Bani Walid had swirled since Saturday morning but officials were unable to provide immediate confirmation.

Liberation incomplete

The announcement of the arrest came just hours after Libya's de facto head of state said that not all areas of the country had been liberated.
The campaign to liberate the country has not been fully completed," Mohamed al-Magarief said on state television on Saturday in remarks on the first anniversary of Gaddafi's death.

He singled out Bani Walid, which was one of the final strongholds of Gaddafi's regime during the war that overthrew and killed him.

Rebel fighters captured Gaddafi in his hometown, Sirte, but exactly how Gaddafi was killed on October 20, 2011, remains a point of contention.

"Bani Walid's misfortune is that it has become a sanctuary for a large number of outlaws and anti-revolutionaries and mercenaries," Magarief said.

Magarief, the president of the democratically elected General National Congress, also noted "delays and negligence" in the formation of a professional army and police force, and the failure to disarm and integrate former rebels.

He also said delays in reactivating and reforming the judiciary had hampered national reconciliation.

"This situation has created a state of discontent and tension among different segments of society and contributed to the spread of chaos, disorder, corruption and weakness in the performance of various government agencies," he said.

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Hope they don't rape him with a knife.