The killing of Abdelsalam al-Mismari, and the triumph of fear in Libya | Hisham Matar | Comment is free | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/30/killing-mismari-triumph-fear-libya
A human rights lawyer, Mismari confronted Muammar Gaddafi’s oppressive regime and the criminal opportunism of the armed militias that have, since the overthrow of the Libyan dictator, been attempting to hold the country hostage. Mismari was one of the early leaders of the February revolution. When Benghazi was liberated, he was chosen to recite the declaration of the revolution. His voice rang out as he read the demand for a democratic state governed by the rule of law.
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The murder of Abdelsalam al-Mismari brings the number of political assassinations in Benghazi since the end of the civil war to 61. In other words, what happened last Friday has been happening on average every 12 days. Unless something changes, the number will continue rising. Libya’s second city – and the birthplace of the revolution – has become a very dangerous place, ...