“He currently has diplomatic immunity, but one day he will become an ordinary civilian, and will be arrested.”
Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim said he would ask Dubai Public Prosecution to seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with the help of Interpol.
He further told Khaleej Times Dubai Police was tracking closely the movements of the 27 suspects in the killing of Hamas commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh jointly with other countries whose passports were forged.
Dahi Khalfan said the hotel where the crime took place could also appoint a Palestinian lawyer living in Israel and sue the Netanyahu government. “They should pay compensation to (the) hotel for affecting its reputation by killing somebody there.”
Dahi Khalfan said, “We are tracking the movements. We know that some of them have travelled from Israel to other countries while others have remained there.”
He said the UAE central bank was working with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation over the prepaid cards issued by MetaBank bank, which were used by 13 suspects. They had used them to pay for their travel and hotel expenses.
Meanwhile, new agency Bloomberg quoted MetaBank as saying the suspected assassins “fraudulently” acquired prepaid payroll cards and stole identities to obtain jobs in US companies.
The police chief further said Israeli spy agency Mossad’s chief, Meir Dagan, should be brought to justice for “approving the killing of the Hamas commander”.
Dahi Khalfan claimed enough evidence of Israeli role in the killing. “We are certain that Israeli agents were involved in it. “There is no greater evidence than DNA and fingerprints,” he said.
Identities of people in Britain, Ireland, Germany, France and Australia were used by the suspected assassins.
“Residents of Israel, who were holding dual passports, have committed the crime.” He said relevant evidence would be submitted to confirm their role in the international incident.
