May 12, 2013
Afghanistan Journalists Center has condemned the murder of a local reporter in northern Kunduz province in the strongest terms and called in the Afghan government to seriously pursue the case.
Muzamil Sadeqi, 24, a regional reporter for local Enekas radio, had gone missing April 28 with his fellow Abdullah Mujahed when traveling to Aliabad district of the province, their bodies were recovered Friday from a nearby riverside location in Chahar Dara district of the province, according to Sayed Sarwar Hossaini, the provincial police spokesman.
The corpses were found with gunshot wounds to their heads, according the local province’s hospital and police.
The motives for the slaying are unknown and Hussaini further said one suspect in connection with the murder has been detained. The police are probing the case and heavy efforts are underway to detain other culprits, he said.
Mr. Sadeqi had joined the radio three months ago, Nasratullah Nasrat, editor-in-chief of the radio, said to AFJC. He was a young and talented reporter with commitments to promote freedom of expression nationwide, he said.
The killing represents the second brutal case of murder in the province in the last four years. On Sept. 5, 2009, The New York Times’ Stephen Farrell and his Afghan colleague, Sultan Muhammad Munadi, were kidnapped by the Taliban guerrillas. Munadi was killed and Farrell was freed after British military rescue team launched an operation there.