US embassy cable - 04MADRID4386

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Identifier:	04MADRID4386
Wikileaks:	View 04MADRID4386 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Madrid
Created:	2004-11-16 14:52:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 MADRID 004386 
 
SIPDIS 
 
VISAS VIPER 
 
DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CVIS, KVPR, PTER, ASEC, CMGT, PINR, PREL, 
(ACHRAF, MOHAMED ET AL) 
SUBJECT:  VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION 
 
REF: 03489 
 
1.   POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING 
  NAMES AND INFORMATION TO CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER 
  PROCEDURES: 
 
2.   SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF OCTOBER 19, 2004 REPORTED 
  THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED SEVERAL ISLAMIC 
  EXTREMISTS WHO WERE BELIEVE TO BE PLANNING SUICIDE 
  ATTACKS WITH EXPLOSIVES AGAINST THE SPANISH NATIONAL 
  HIGH COURT AND OTHER SIMBOLIC BUILDINGS IN MADRID.  THE 
  ARRESTS TOOK PLACE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SPAIN. 
  ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION, THEY WERE RECRUITED AND 
  LEADERED BY MOHAMED ACHRAF, WHO WAS ARRESTED IN 
  SWITZERLAND ON AUG. 28, 2004, AT THE REQUEST OF SPANISH 
  AUTHORITIES. THE MAJORITY OF THE TERRORIST ISLAMIST 
  CELL MEMBERS ARRESTED, INCLUDING ACHRAF, MET DURING 
  2001 AND 2002, IN THE SPANISH PENITENTIARY OF TOPAS IN 
  SALAMANCA SPAIN, WHERE SOME WERE SERVING SENTENCES FOR 
  CRIMINAL RELATED ISSUES AND OTHERS FOR TERRORIST 
  ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALGERIAN TERRORIST 
  ORGANIZATION GIA AND/OR ITS RADICAL ARMS THE "SALAFIST 
  GROUP FOR THE PREACH AND COMBAT" AND "TAKFIR WAQ 
  HIJRA".  DURING THIS TIME, ACHRAF MANAGED TO INFLUENCE 
  THE ISLAMISTS TOWARDS RADICAL POSITIONS AND THE 
  PRACTICE OF THE "JIHAD".  ALTHOUGH THEY WERE DISPERSED 
  AMONG OTHER PRISONS, THEY LATELY MAINTAINED A FLUID 
  CORRESPONDENCE AND CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN THEM AND ALSO 
  WITH OTHER OUTSIDER RADICAL EXTREMISTS AND TERRORIST 
  SUSPECTS. 
 
3.    NAME: ACHRAF, MOHAMED 
 
  -    AKA: HAWARI, MUSTAFA 
-    AKA: LEFEVRE, MIKAEL ETIENNE CHRISTIAN 
-    AKA: MASOUDI, ALI 
-    AKA: SAADI, KAMEL 
-    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: FEB. 19, 1974, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
-    NATIONALITY: ALGERIAN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
-    KNOWN TO BE AS THE LEADER OF THE CELL.  HE WAS 
ARRESTED AUGUST 28, 2004 IN SWITZERLAND HOLDING FALSE 
IDENTIFICATION UNDER THE NAME OF FRENCH NATIONAL MIKAEL 
ETIENNE CHRISTIAN LEFEVRE.  THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT 
REQUESTED HIS EXTRADITION ON OCTOBER 22, 2004, FOR 
TERRORIST ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP AND ATTEMPTED 
ASSASINATION. 
 
4.   NAME: MOURAD, YALA 
 
  -    AKA: ABU ANAS 
-    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: APR. 15, 1960, EL HARRACH, ALGERIA 
-    SON OF: LEMLIN AND SAADIA 
-    RESIDENT OF ALMERIA, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
5.   NAME: LATRECH, SMAIL 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: FEB. 18, 1975, EL HARRACH, ALGERIA 
-    SON OF: HAMIDOU AND FATIMA 
-    SPANISH FOREIGNER IDENTITY DOCUMENT (DNI) NUMBER: 
X02198735C 
-    RESIDENT OF ALMERIA, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
6.   NAME: MERABET, DJAMEL 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: JUNE 19, 1962, ORAN, ALGERIA 
-    SON OF: AHMED AND FATIMA 
-    RESIDENT OF MALAGA, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
7.   NAME: GHAFFAR HASHEMI, ABDOL 
 
  -    AKA: MEHDI 
-    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: APR. 9, 1973, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 
-    AT THE TIME OF ARREST HE CARRIED A DUTCH PASSPORT 
IN THE NAME OF "HASHEMI" 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
8.   NAME: MCHMACHA, MAGID 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: AUG. 12, 1969, CASABLANCA, MOROCCO 
-    SON OF MOHAMED AND LAKBRIA 
-    RESIDENT OF ALMERIA, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
9.   NAME: AHMED, AHMED MOHAMED 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: OCT. 31, 1980, CEUTA, SPAIN 
-    SON OF ABDESALAM AND RAICHA 
-    SPANISH NATIONAL, RESIDENT IN MADRID 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
10.  NAME: DOUAS, MOHSIN 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: 1969, TETUAN, MOROCCO 
-    NATIONALITY: MOROCCAN 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
11.  NAME: NEGADI, AHMED 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: 1970, BOUHDIDECH, MOROCCO 
-    NATIONALITY: MOROCCAN 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
12.  NAME: OMAR, ALI 
 
  -    AKA: JALLOUL 
-    DPOB: UNKNOWN 
-    RESIDENT OF VALENCIA, SPAIN 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE DOB UNKNOWN 
 
13.  NAME: SAHOUANE, MADJID 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: JAN. 4, 1968, HUSSEIN DEY, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
14.  THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY INMATES 
  SERVING SENTENCES IN SPANISH PENITENTIARIES, WHO HAVE 
  ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE INDICTMENT. 
 
15.  NAME: TAOUFIK, EDDEBDOUBI 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: DEC. 15, 1979, MOROCCO 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
16.  NAME: LARA SANCHEZ, BALDOMERO 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    APR. 5, 1975, MALAGA, SPAIN 
-    NATIONALITY: SPANISH 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
17.  NAME: MIMOM, ADDILA 
 
  -    AKA: ABDELLAH, DIBALI 
-    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: NOV. 22, 1974, TITEOZO, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
18.  NAME: BELHAKEM, BACHIR 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: FEB. 12, 1965, REALIZANE, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
19.  NAME: JERA, OHARI 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MAR. 6, 1973, BEIRUT, LEBANON 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
20.  NAME: BENSMAIL, ABDELKRIM 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: AUG. 7, 1962, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
21.  NAME: FARJANI, MUSTAFA 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MAY 11, 1971, TANGIER, MOROCCO 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
22.  NAME: AFIF, SAID 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MAY 5, 1978, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: NEGATIVE 
 
23.  NAME: AMINE AKLI, MOHAMED 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MAR. 30, 1972, BORDJ EL KIFFANI, ALGERIA 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
 
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