By Moutaz Ali.
Tripoli, 15 June 2014:
Libya's caretaker government has expressed its deep sadness concerning the death of religious expert Tarek Al-Dresi, member of Dar Al-Ifta (the highest religious authority in Libya) in the town of Marj and imam of Omar Ben Khatab Mosque. Al-Dresi’s body was found in nearby Al-Abyar on Friday.
In a formal statement the government strongly condemned the murder and expressed solidarity with the Al-Dresi family. “It is a heinous crime and unacceptable by all means, religiously, morally and humanly,” caretaker government spokesman Ahmed Lamin declared to the Libya Herald.
From its side, Dar Al-Ifta has called for the prosecution of the criminals, describing the Al-Dresi assassination as a terrorist act.
Sources from Marj said that Al-Dresi had been kidnapped on Thursday night in front of Omar Ben Khatab mosque and his body found with evidence of torture on it the next day near Marj.