SA photographer Anton Hammerl, who was seized by Libyan militia, will soon be able to speak to his family, a United States report says.
|||South African photographer Anton Hammerl, who was seized by Libyan militia earlier this month, is apparently alive and will soon be able to speak to his family, a United States report said on Saturday.
The report from GlobalPost.com in Boston, United States, reported that “South African photographer Anton Hammerl, who went missing at the same time as GlobalPost journalist James Foley and two others, is well and will be allowed to speak to his family soon, according to information from Libyan authorities.
The South African government has received information from the Libyan authorities confirming that Hammerl is in good condition. There were growing fears about the safety of Hammerl, who had not been seen since April 5.”
However, the report did not provide any further details.
Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) spokesman Clayson Monyela said the South African government had not gained consular access to the photographer, but it “continues to work around the clock on the assumption that Anton Hammerl is alive”.
He said that he could not provide further details, but that as soon as there was a breakthrough, and access to Hammerl had been obtained, DIRCO would go public with that fact.
He said that SA consular officials in Libya were negotiating with the Libyan authorities and the South African government did not want to jeopardise negotiations by releasing information “in the public domain” too early. - Sapa
Source: http://www.iol.co.za/hammerl-is-alive-report-1.1060626
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