VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

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 ARGYROS