Identifier
Created
Classification
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04SANAA2753
2004-10-27 15:10:00
SECRET
Embassy Sanaa
Cable title:  

DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NOMAN ON RAMADAN RELEASES

Tags:  PTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM 
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S E C R E T SANAA 002753 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014
TAGS: PTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBJECT: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NOMAN ON RAMADAN RELEASES


Classified By: DCM Nabeel Khoury for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

S E C R E T SANAA 002753

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014
TAGS: PTER PREL YM COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBJECT: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER NOMAN ON RAMADAN RELEASES


Classified By: DCM Nabeel Khoury for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (S/NF) Pol/Econ chief discussed pending Ramadan prisoner
releases with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on
October 27. Thanking the ROYG for providing the USG a list
of potential Ramadan releases in advance, Pol/Econ Chief
urged Noman to continue in this cooperative vein by taking
seriously USG objections to the release of 30 of the list of
138 pending further investigations into their al-Qaida
connections. She noted that Hadi Dulqum and Jaber al-Banna
were of special concern to the USG, and that their unilateral
release would cast a shadow on our partnership in the GWOT.


2. (S/NF) Noman acknowledged the seriousness of the issue.
The Dulqum case is particularly sensitive, said the DFM, "I
don't see how we could ever try Dulqum." Pol/Econ Chief
responded that al-Banna has been indicted in U.S. Federal
Court for providing material support to al-Qaida, and Dulqum
is a known and dangerous AQ supporter. We are asking that
the ROYG not release them in the coming days and weeks and
allow us to find a way to deal with their cases without any
time constraints.


3. (S) Referring to upcoming TIFA talks, Noman lamented,
"it's too bad we cannot keep security issues separate from
economic development efforts." Pol/Econ chief agreed,
confirming that his assessment was correct -- should the ROYG
decide to proceed with plans to put known al-Qaida supporters
back on the street, it would indeed have a detrimental
impact, not just on security cooperation but possibly on our
bilateral efforts across the board.
KRAJESKI