Gulf nation’s Ministry of Interior releases picture of three arrested suspects
Turkish security services apprehended three suspects in the killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in Istanbul, and extradited them to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to reports in Turkish media.
The three men, all Uzbek nationals, were arrested by Turkish police in cooperation with the Turkish National Intelligence Agency as they left the airport in Istanbul. The security services tracked the suspects on their flight to Istanbul and later detained them in a taxi.
Following their arrest, and based on an official extradition request by the UAE government, the persons of interest were transferred to the Gulf state to face charges for killing Kogan, whose body was discovered on Sunday.
The UAE Foreign Ministry released a statement to its website where it “extended its sincere appreciation to the authorities [of]the Republic of Türkiye for their cooperation in arresting the perpetrators.”
In an earlier statement, UAE authorities had declared the suspects’ arrest without disclosing that they were apprehended in Turkey.
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