VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

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