The body of Hammerl – who was shot and left for dead in the desert – has never been found despite a years-long campaign by his widow. At issue is the circumstances of the return of Hammerl’s passport to his widow by South Africa in 2016. Sukhraj-Hammerl believes the circumstances of how his passport came to be in South Africa may help the family find his body. It’s horrid (to) realise [the South African government] had an opportunity to do more and choose deliberately (to) ignore us. It is least that they can do.”The South African high commission in London has been approached for comment.

Source: Libya Today May 19, 2022 13:03 UTC