Three people have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) after being convicted of the premeditated murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi. The ruling follows a high-profile investigation into the brutal killing, which sent shockwaves through both the local and international Jewish communities.

Rabbi Zvi Kogan was killed for a “terroristic purpose,” according to a UAE court. Three people convicted in the November killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan in the United Arab Emirates have been sentenced to death, according to UAE state media.

The UAE sentenced three people to death and a fourth to life in prison for the premeditated murder of Israeli-Moldovan citizen Zvi Kogan.