Chairperson, I move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with extreme sadness and shock the tragic death of one of the world's respected and outstanding journalists, Anton Hammerl, who was killed by the merciless forces of the Libyan government during its senseless and indiscriminate use of deadly force against its own civilians;
2) further notes that the Libyan government, and in particular the sons of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi assured the South African government that Hammerl was alive and in custody;
3) takes this opportunity to extend its profound condolences to the family and friends of Hammerl, who played an important role in assisting our government to find out what happened to Hammerl; and
4) condemns in the harshest possible terms the brutal killing of Hammerl and the blatant lies told by the Libyan government and calls on the government of Libya to hand over the body of Hammerl so that he can be laid to rest.
Motion agreed to in accordance with section 65 of the Constitution.