Iran denies involvement in the killing of an Israeli-Moldavian citizen in the UAE – News

Iran rejects allegations that it was involved in the killing of Israeli citizen Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates, the Iranian embassy in Abu Dhabi said in a statement to Reuters on Sunday.

The denial comes after the UAE… arrest of three suspects involved in the crime.

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Kogan, who was also a Moldovan citizen, was reported missing by his family on November 21st. An investigation was launched, during which his body was discovered and the perpetrators identified. Legal proceedings have been initiated against the arrested suspects, authorities said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office denounced Kogan’s killing as a “heinous” act.

The UAE stressed that the country would “use all legal powers to respond decisively and without leniency to any actions or attempts that threaten societal stability.”