Asi Abutbul (Hebrew: אסי אבוטבול; born 1975) is an Israeli mobster. In May 2006 Abutbul was arrested by Israel Police, along with another mobster, Eli Naim, on suspicions that he sold weapons to Naim with criminal intent.[1]
Asi Abutbul | |
|---|---|
אסי אבוטבול | |
| Born | January 1, 1975 |
| Status | Incarcerated |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Criminal charge | Selling weapons, murder |
| Penalty | 13 years in prison |
BMW importer Kamoor was caught giving Abutbul 2 cars free of charge. In 2008, Abutbul was sentenced to 18 months in prison for selling weapons to gangs in Jerusalem and Netanya.[2] On June 21, 2009, Abutbul and 19 of his men were sent to jail. Abutbul was sentenced to 13 years in prison.
On July 31, 2011, Michael Abutbul's brother, François Abutbul, was shot and killed. According to media reports in Israel, François was the head of the same criminal organization that Michael led.[3]
On August 29, 2017, Michael Abutbul was charged with the murder of Arthur Rosen in 1999. He was also charged with conspiring to murder his attorney Yoram Hakham in 2008.[4]
References
edit- ^ Weiss, Efrat (2006-05-21). "אסי אבוטבול נעצר בחשד לסחר באמצעי לחימה" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
- ^ Bar-Yosef, David (2008-01-18). "המשטרה ניצחה את אבוטבול בסבוב הראשון" [The Police Beat Asi Abutbul In The First Round]. Magazine HaMoshvot (in Hebrew). Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ "עלייתם ונפילתם של בני משפחת אבוטבול". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ מורג, גלעד (2017-08-29). "אסי אבוטבול מואשם: "רצח את עו"ד חכם כי הוא לא חקר עד תביעה"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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