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

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