Dubai police chief wants Mossad head arrested

The Dubai police chief wants the head of Mossad arrested if it’s proven that the Israeli intelligence agency was behind the assassination of the senior Hamas official Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Interpol should issue a Red Notice for Meir Dagan if Mossad is proven to be behind the murder of Mabhuh, Dahi Khalfan Tamim said on Thursday.

According to Tamim, investigations have revealed that the Israeli spy agency Mossad was behind the murder of Mabhouh.

“It is 99 percent, if not 100 percent certain that Mossad is behind the murder,” he told the UAE newspaper The National.

Tamim further pointed out that Dubai police can prove the European passports used by the suspected assassins were genuine.

Mabhouh, a senior commander in the armed wing of the Islamic movement, was killed in his hotel room on January 19 in Dubai by a hit squad of at least 11 people carrying forged European passports, according to the Dubai police.

Dubai police said the 11 suspects had European passports: one French, three Irish, six British, and one German. A French national, identified as Peter Elvinger allegedly acted as the logistical mastermind in the Dubai hit.

Interpol issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 11 suspects accused of killing the senior Hamas official in Dubai last month.

Dubai police are still searching for six more people who are believed to be part of the hit-squad.

The British, French, German and Irish governments have summoned Israel’s ambassadors in relation to the alleged use of fake passports by the assassins.

Meanwhile, Britain has urged Israel to fully cooperate in the investigation. Germany has also demanded an explanation from Israel over the assassination.

Hamas Political Bureau said Thursday that the Islamic Hamas movement has set up a committee to investigate the assassination of Mabhouh by Israel.