24-year-old Musa Abdul Kareem was an editor and photojournalist for the local newspaper, Fasanea. He was abducted and killed on July 31, 2018.
According to the Libyan Center for Freedom of the Press, armed, masked men in two civilian vehicles captured Abdul Kareem after he left his home.
An unidentified passerby found the journalist’s body hours later, blindfolded and hands bound, near the Sabha Health Institute and notified local security forces.
His body had 13 bullet wounds and bore signs of torture, according to the privately owned TV station Al-Nabaa, which quoted Osama al-Wafi, a spokesperson for the Sabha Medical Center.
The last story he wrote was an article he co-authored for Fasanea three weeks before his death that detailed kidnappings and robberies in the city.
No one has been arrested in connection with his killing and the case is still under investigation.
