The United Arab Emirates is concerned over Germany's release of an alleged Israeli agent suspected of links to the January killing of a Hamas leader in Dubai, the foreign ministry said on Saturday. Abdurahim al-Awadhi, assistant to the foreign minister for legal affairs, expressed "concern that (Uri) Brodsky has been released on bail and granted the freedom to return to Israel while the case against him continues," in a statement carried by the official WAM news agency.
A German court on Friday released on bail the alleged Israeli agent suspected of links to the killing of Mahmud al-Mabhuh, a leader of the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. The Gulf country's foreign ministry "sought clarification today (Saturday) from the German government on the Brodsky case," according to the statement.
Awadhi said that his country "seeks assurances that Brodsky is in no way connected to the murder of Mahmud al-Mabhuh." "As this may relate to a serious crime committed in Dubai, the UAE expects full and close co-operation from the German authorities and will continue to pursue the matter through diplomatic channels," the foreign ministry said.