More than 10.000 people have been released from the prisons of the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi, while the fate of about 50.000 people is still unknown, said the spokesman of the rebel army, Ahmed Bani.
Gaddafi's regime tried to suppress the uprising that broke out in mid-February by arresting thousands of people. Many were freed, but when the rebels took Tripoli, evidence began to emerge that dozens of prisoners had been executed.
Bani told reporters in Benghazi on Sunday that the rebels are still looking for Gaddafi and expressed hope that he is still in Libya.
Rebels say many Gaddafi loyalists have fled to his hometown of Sirte, their last major stronghold.
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