The spokesman of former Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi's government was captured in the eastern part of the country, a source at the interim cabinet said on Saturday, dpa reported.
Moussa Ibrahim, who was the mouthpiece of Gaddafi's regime during last year's conflict, was caught in the town of Tarhouna, 70 kilometres south-east of Tripoli.
He was to be transferred to Tripoli for investigations.