Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes the disappearance of South African freelance photographer and former chief photographer of the Saturday Star, Anton Hammerl, who disappeared in Libya on 5 April while covering the war;
2) further notes that the Minister of International Relations and Co- operation, Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, has appealed to those holding Hammerl captive to release him immediately so that he could come back to rejoin his family; and
3) takes this opportunity to support the call for the release of Hammerl, and sends its prayers to his family, especially his wife, fellow South African journalist Penny Sukhraj, and his two sons and friends during this most trying time.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.