Tripoli , Libya ( CNN ) -- A Libyan woman who stormed into a Tripoli hotel Saturday , telling foreign reporters that she had been raped by government troops , has been released , and her case is being investigated , government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said Sunday . The matter is `` a criminal case against four individuals '' who have an attorney , he said . Among those accused by Eman al-Obeidy is the son of a high-ranking official , he said . The general attorney is looking into the case . The woman `` has n't committed , you know , any particular major offense , '' Ibrahim said . `` She just entered a place she was n't supposed to enter . '' He said al-Obeidy and her family have been asked if they want to be interviewed by `` one or two , preferably female , reporters to verify that she 's fine , she 's healthy , she 's free with her family . '' But Ibrahim refused to take further questions on the issue Sunday , noting that Libyan society is `` very conservative . '' CNN 's Nic Robertson , who has been on the ground in Tripoli since February 27 , cautioned against taking Ibrahim 's statements as fact , noting that `` oftentimes what he says does n't match reality . '' `` We 've been told by the government that she 's with her family , but when we asked , 'Could we go and see them ? ' the government official said that would be up to the family , '' Robertson said , adding that journalists have indeed been in touch with the family , who have said they would grant permission to see al-Obeidy . However , international journalists , including CNN 's staff , are not allowed to move freely in the Libyan capital and are escorted out of the hotel only on organized outings by government minders . Saturday 's incident was the first time a Libyan opposed to Gadhafi attempted to independently approach the journalists in Tripoli . Robertson also tried to ask Ibrahim about statements the spokesman made referring to al-Obeidy as a prostitute , but he declined to answer the question while saying , `` I 'm not withdrawing from what I said . '' `` We need to protect her privacy , her daughter 's rights when she grows up , '' Ibrahim said . `` We need to make this as criminal case , as legal a case as possible without talking about people 's history , their files , their previous crimes or their lifestyle . '' Wedad Omar , the woman 's cousin , told CNN that the 30-year-old al-Obeidy is single and does not have a daughter . Al-Obeidy burst into the hotel Saturday as international journalists were having breakfast . Her face was bruised , as were her legs . She showed the journalists blood on her right inner thigh . Speaking in English , she said she was from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi and had been held against her will for two days and raped by 15 men . `` Look at what Gadhafi 's brigades did to me , '' she said . `` My honor was violated by them . '' She displayed what appeared to be visible rope burns on her wrists and ankles . CNN could not independently verify al-Obeidy 's story , but her injuries appeared consistent with what she said . Government officials moved to stifle her , but she persisted . Security forces moved to subdue her , and even a member of the hotel 's kitchen staff drew a knife . `` Traitor ! '' he shouted at her . Another staffer attempted to throw a dark tablecloth over her head . One government official , who was there to facilitate access for journalists , pulled a pistol from his belt . Others scuffled with the journalists and wrestled them to the ground in an attempt to take away their equipment . Some journalists were beaten and kicked . CNN 's camera was confiscated and deliberately smashed beyond repair . Security men said al-Obeidy was `` mentally ill '' and was being taken to a `` hospital '' as they dragged her to a waiting white car . She insisted she was being taken to jail , saying , `` If you do n't see me tomorrow , then that 's it . '' Officials later said the woman was sane and would bring criminal charges against her attackers . CNN 's Nic Robertson , Reza Sayah and Khalil Abdallah contributed to this report .
The matter is `` a criminal case , '' says government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim . Eman al-Obeidy is at home with her family , he says . `` She ... entered a place she was n't supposed to enter ''