VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2007 REPORTING PERIOD

UNCLAS CASABLANCA 000069 SIPDIS SENSITIVE VISAS VIPER SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INR/TIPOFF AND CA/VO/L/C E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER FOR MARCH 2007 REPORTING PERIOD REF: 06 CASABLANCA 489 ¶1. (U) Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met April 2, 2007. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and attended by the CG and representatives from CONS, POL, RAO, ECON, PAS, FCS, LEGATT, and DAO. ¶2. (SBU) The Committee submits the names of 27 individuals reported in the local media as being arrested, sought, or sentenced by Moroccan authorities for involvement in terrorist activities. ¶3. (SBU) The following 22 individuals were reported in the local and international media as having been arrested by Moroccan authorities in relation to the March 11 suicide bombing in Casablanca. El Moumni, Hicham Male, POB: Morocco Arrachiq, Abdelaziz Male, POB: Morocco Boudhrif, Abderrahim Male, POB: Morocco Serri, Abderrahim Male, POB: Morocco Aref, Khaled Male, POB: Morocco El Gharbaoui, Hamid Male, POB: Morocco Ettouini, Hicham Male, POB: Morocco Bouchama, Zakaria Male, POB: Morocco Hidri, Abdelhaq Male, POB: Morocco Essalhi, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco Hidri, Mustapha Male, POB: Morocco Boujiad, Youssef Male, POB: Morocco Hamdaoui, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco Chardoudi, Abdessamad Male, POB: Morocco Ait El Baz, Hassan Male, POB: Morocco Amrine, Abdellatif Male, POB: Morocco Ennajm, Abdellah Male, POB: Morocco Laanaya, Touhami Male, POB: Morocco Erraidhi, Mourad Male, POB: Morocco Kricha, Abdallah Male, POB: Morocco Ould Jomaa, Ousama Male, POB: Morocco Amlili, Hicham Male, POB: Morocco The following three (3) individuals were reported in the local media as being sought or arrested by Moroccan authorities for involvement in terrorist activity prior to the March 11 attack. Reda, Belhachmi Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco Bilal, Hmam Male, POB: Morocco El Mahin, Hassan Male, POB: Morocco The following two (2) individuals--cited in Reftel--were recently reported in the local media as having been sentenced in December 2006 by the Sale, Morocco court to two years in prison on terrorism related charges. Kouidri, Abdallah Male, POB: Morocco Baha, Said Male, POB: Morocco ¶4. (SBU) The six (6) names below with currently available biodata have been sent via separate channels. Ouled Akcha, Karim AKA Ouled Akka, Karim Male, DPOB: 07 July 1979; Tetouan, Morocco National Identity Card (CIN) Number: L380302 Talbi, Mohamed AKA Ettalbi, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco CIN: B274325 Occupation: Jeweler Khoudri, Youssef AKA El Khadri, Youssef Male, DPOB: 1989, Morocco Agbalou, Mohamed Male, POB: Morocco CIN: KB43190 Ouaziz, Youssef Male, POB: Morocco CIN: BH253206 Raidi, Othman AKA Raydi, Oussama Male, POB: Morocco ¶4. (U) The Mission's Visas Viper Coordinator is Pam Hack. No additional Visas Viper telegrams were transmitted for March 2007. GREENE