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Chief says he received two threats over Mabhuhs case
Dubai Police chief gets Mossad death threats
Thursday, 30 September 2010
DUBAI (Agencies)
Dubai's police chief said he has received death threats from Israel's spy agency Mossad linked to his role in uncovering details of the assassination of a senior Hamas leader, a report said Thursday.
The Arabic-language al-Ittihad daily quoted Dahi Khalfan as saying he had "received two death threats based on the case of Hamas militant" Mahmud al-Mabhuh's assassination in a Dubai hotel on January 20.
Khalfan received the threats, one in an e-mail and the other in a phone call to one of his relatives.
Threats
He said Dubai police had managed to track the email's source, but gave no more details. The e-mail said: "Protect your back if you are going to keep your tongue loose".
In the phone call, his relative was told to pass on a message for Khalfan "to remain silent". The paper said the call was made by a "dual nationality Westerner, who was later confirmed to be a retired Mossad agent".
The police chief accused Mossad of being behind both threats, the state-owned paper added.
Israeli officials were not available for comment on Thursday, a Jewish holiday.
The first threat came days after Khalfan released pictures of the suspected killers and at the same time accused Mossad of involvement in the murder.
Khalfan in mid-February released the names and photographs of 11 murder suspects he said had entered Dubai with European passports -- six from Britain, three from Ireland, one from Germany and one from France.
Residents of Israel with the same names as the suspects, holding dual nationalities, said their identities appeared to have been stolen.
The apparent passport abuse drew global criticism. Ireland, Britain and Australia expelled Israeli diplomats.
According to the report, Khalfan also revealed that the authorities of a "Western country" had arrested a suspect involved in Mabhuh's assassination "two days ago."
The person arrested was among a number of suspects for which international red notices had been issued by global police agency Interpol on behalf of the UAE, he added, without giving details of the country or the person involved.
The UAE is seeking the extradition of the suspect, the daily added.
Mabhuh, a founder of the military wing of the Islamist Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip, was found dead in his room in the al-Bustan Rotana hotel near Dubai airport.
Twelve British, six Irish, four French, one German and three Australian passports were used by the 26 people believed linked to the murder, according to Dubai police.
In many cases, the travel documents appeared either to have been faked or obtained illegally. The countries whose passports were used all called in Israeli envoys for talks.
Britain announced in March that it was expelling one Israeli diplomat while Australia announced in May that it was throwing out an official from the Israeli embassy.
Israel has said there is no evidence linking it or Mossad to the assassination.
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/09/30/120798.html
Dubai Police chief gets Mossad death threats
Thursday, 30 September 2010
DUBAI (Agencies)
Dubai's police chief said he has received death threats from Israel's spy agency Mossad linked to his role in uncovering details of the assassination of a senior Hamas leader, a report said Thursday.
The Arabic-language al-Ittihad daily quoted Dahi Khalfan as saying he had "received two death threats based on the case of Hamas militant" Mahmud al-Mabhuh's assassination in a Dubai hotel on January 20.
Khalfan received the threats, one in an e-mail and the other in a phone call to one of his relatives.
Threats
He said Dubai police had managed to track the email's source, but gave no more details. The e-mail said: "Protect your back if you are going to keep your tongue loose".
In the phone call, his relative was told to pass on a message for Khalfan "to remain silent". The paper said the call was made by a "dual nationality Westerner, who was later confirmed to be a retired Mossad agent".
The police chief accused Mossad of being behind both threats, the state-owned paper added.
Israeli officials were not available for comment on Thursday, a Jewish holiday.
The first threat came days after Khalfan released pictures of the suspected killers and at the same time accused Mossad of involvement in the murder.
Khalfan in mid-February released the names and photographs of 11 murder suspects he said had entered Dubai with European passports -- six from Britain, three from Ireland, one from Germany and one from France.
Residents of Israel with the same names as the suspects, holding dual nationalities, said their identities appeared to have been stolen.
The apparent passport abuse drew global criticism. Ireland, Britain and Australia expelled Israeli diplomats.
According to the report, Khalfan also revealed that the authorities of a "Western country" had arrested a suspect involved in Mabhuh's assassination "two days ago."
The person arrested was among a number of suspects for which international red notices had been issued by global police agency Interpol on behalf of the UAE, he added, without giving details of the country or the person involved.
The UAE is seeking the extradition of the suspect, the daily added.
Mabhuh, a founder of the military wing of the Islamist Hamas movement which controls the Gaza Strip, was found dead in his room in the al-Bustan Rotana hotel near Dubai airport.
Twelve British, six Irish, four French, one German and three Australian passports were used by the 26 people believed linked to the murder, according to Dubai police.
In many cases, the travel documents appeared either to have been faked or obtained illegally. The countries whose passports were used all called in Israeli envoys for talks.
Britain announced in March that it was expelling one Israeli diplomat while Australia announced in May that it was throwing out an official from the Israeli embassy.
Israel has said there is no evidence linking it or Mossad to the assassination.
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/09/30/120798.html
He said Dubai police had managed to track the email's source
