The UAE Interior Ministry on Monday released the identities and photos of suspects in the murder of Chabad (Lubavitch) emissary to the country, Rabbi Zvi Kogan. They are Olympi Tohirovich, 28 years old, Azizi Kamilovich, 28 years old, and Mahmoud John Abdel Rahim, 33 years old. The three men were arrested on Sunday evening in the Emirates.
According to a statement from the UAE Interior Ministry, authorities arrested the three people suspected of being involved in the murder “in record time” and indicated that Kogan was a Moldovan citizen – according to the documents with which he identified himself upon entering the Emirates, where he lived. The ministry stressed its “unwavering resolve” to respond firmly to any attempt to destabilize the security and stability of the state.
The ministry also explained that upon the report of Zvi Kogan’s disappearance by his family, a special investigation team was immediately formed, leading to the rapid discovery of his body and the identification and arrest of the suspects. Full details of the event will be provided at the end of the investigation, UAE authorities said.
On Sunday morning, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that the body of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who had been missing since Thursday, had been found. “The Israeli Embassy in Abu Dhabi has been in contact with the family since the start of the event and continues to support them during this difficult time. Their family in Israel has also been kept informed,” the statement said. diplomacy of the Hebrew state.
“The assassination of Zvi Kogan, may his soul rest in peace, is a criminal anti-Semitic terrorist act. The State of Israel will act by all means and apply the law to the criminals responsible for his death,” insisted the Israeli ministry .
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