US embassy cable - 05MADRID2337

UNCLAS MADRID 002337 
 
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, (EL 
IDRISSI, MOHAMED ET AL) 
SUBJECT:  VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION 
 
REF: 04 MADRID 02343 
 
1.   POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING 
  NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER 
  PROCEDURES: 
 
2.   DAILY PRESS OF JUNE 16, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE 
  SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED FIVE MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN 
  BARCELONA AND MADRID, FOR THEIR ALLEGED LINKS TO THE 
  MADRID 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS. INVESTIGATIONS 
  BEING CONDUCTED ON PERPETRATORS PRESENTLY AT LARGE, LED 
  TO THE ARREST OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: 
 
3.   NAME: EL IDRISSI, MOHAMED 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: SEPT. 1, 1976, BENI AMARTE, MOROCCO 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
-    ARRESTED IN VILLAVERDE, MADRID, SPAIN 
-    EL IDRISSI HELPED THE MARCH 11 PEPETRATORS WITH 
LOGISTICS AND AIDED THE ESCAPE OF SOME OF THEM. HE 
PURCHASED A MOBILE TELEPHONE FOR AHMED AFALAH, FATHER 
OF MOHAMED AFALAH, A SUSPECT WHO MANAGED TO ESCAPE AND 
WAS SMUGGLED OUT OF SPAIN TO BELGIUM.  MOHAMED AFALAH 
CALLED HIS FATHER FROM SYRIA AND LATER FROM IRAQ TO 
INFORM HIM OF HIS DECISION TO COMMIT A SUICIDE ATTACK 
IN IRAQ.  ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS HE MAY HAVE 
CARRIED OUT A SUICIDE ATTACK BETWEEN MAY 12-19 OF 2005. 
 
4.   NAME: ESSABAR, ABDENERI 
 
  -    GENDER: MALE 
-    DPOB: MARCH 31, 1965, FEZ, MOROCCO 
-    CLASS: POSITIVE 
-    ARRESTED IN MADRID 
-    ALSO ACCUSED OF COLLABORATING WITH TERRORISTS. 
 
5.   OTHER ARRESTED WILL BE REPORTED IN SEPTEL BY 
  AMCONSUL BARCELONA. 
 
MANZANARES