He was next to a vehicle driven by an unknown man who asked him the way to Zliten, where he was traveling. Another vehicle belonging to Katiba then crossed their path and opened fire on them.

His companion opened fired on them, but he was not himself armed and thus exited the vehicle and put his arms in the air. One of the men took possession of the car and brought it and Mr. Ahwishy to Bani Walid where he was placed in detention in the former headquarters of the Exterior Security.

The next day, Amhamed Ahwishy was transferred to the headquarters of the brigade located in a public works building near the Bani Walid airport. More detainees were held in the same place during this period, a fact to which anti-government fighters have also testified. According to their testimony, Mr. Ahwishy suffered numerous acts of torture. Witnesses also say that his captors tried to kill him.

The father of the victim demanded to see his son on numerous occasions, but was refused by the Katiba members each time. They denied holding him and sometimes claimed that he had been delivered to the High Security Committee of Tripoli and at others claimed not having seen him since his arrest.

It is clear that those responsible for the "Katiba of 28 May" brigade refuse to inform the family of the victim of his status or even recognize his detention, despite the many testimonies of former detainees as well as members of Katiba that spoke of his detention.