In an interview with Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television in August 2007, Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, admitted that the Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor "were tortured by electricity and they were threatened that their family members would be targeted".
Într-un interviu acordat postului de televiziune Al-Jazeera din Qatar în august 2007, fiul lui Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, a recunoscut că cele şase cadre medicale, infirmierele bulgare şi medicul palestinian, "au fost torturate cu curent electric şi au fost ameninţate că familiile lor vor avea de suferit".