US EditionCourt in United Arab Emirates sentences 3 people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
- The United Arab Emirates has sentenced three Uzbek citizens to death for the murder of Chabad emissary Tzvi Kogan, as reported by diplomatic sources cited by the Ynet site.
- The three suspects, Olympi Tohirović, Mahmoud John Abd al-Rahim, and Aziz-Bek Kamilović, were arrested in Turkey and extradited to the UAE.
- Israeli officials confirmed reports of the death penalty imposed by the UAE after investigating the case.
- A fourth defendant involved in the killing of Tzvi Kogan received a life sentence in connection with the crime.
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Cleveland Jewish News3 sentenced to death for murder of UAE Chabad rabbi
(JTA) — Three people convicted in the November killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates have been sentenced to death, according to UAE state media. Kogan, 28, a Moldovan-Israeli citizen, was working in the UAE last fall as an emissary of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement when he went missing in Dubai. His body was found days later. Israeli sources suggested the killing was ordered by Iran, Israel’s chief regional adversary — a …
UAE sentences murderers of Israeli Rabbi to death and life imprisonment
In the United Arab Emirates, three individuals have been sentenced to death and one to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of Israeli citizen Zvi Kogan. According to Arab media, the victim, Zvi Kogan, ran a grocery store in Abu Dhabi. Kogan, an Israeli national of Moldovan-Jewish descent, was not only a businessman but also an active member of the Chabad Jewish community. Kogan was abducted and murdered in November 2024, with four in…
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