SOMALIA - ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request for Somaliland

UNCLAS NAIROBI 000405 SIPDIS STATE FOR DS/T/ATA/JJOLLEY AND JWEIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC PTER SO SUBJECT: SOMALIA - ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request for Somaliland DS/ATA REF: STATE 6869 ¶1. Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following members of the Somaliland interior ministry, immigration, customs, police forces and coast guard nominated to participate in a USG-sponsored course on Integrating Counter Terrorism Strategies at the National Level, March 16 - April 3, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, Post is reviewing its files for gross violations of human rights for the individuals listed in paragraph 2. We will notify of any findings septel. Post has also requested more complete biographic information, including place of birth, and day and month of birth. Note: Somalis sometimes do not know their month and day of birth. End Note. ¶2. All candidates are Somali citizens and born in Somalia. The candidates are as follows: 1) Name: Ahmed Abdirahman Hasan DOB: 1955 Rank: Head of Delegation Dept: Interior Ministry 2) Name: Mohamed Abdi Gurgurre DOB: 1955 Dept: Interior Ministry 3) Name: Dahir Isse Mirre DOB: 1958 Dept: Immigration 4) Name: Mohamed Elmi Ahmed DOB: 1972 Dept: Immigration 5) Name: Mustafa Osman Ali Mother's Name: DOB: 1969 Dept: Immigration 6) Name: Ahmed Aqli Nuur Mother's Name: DOB: 1979 Dept: Immigration 7) Name: Khadar Mohamed Jaama Dept: Immigration 8) Name: Ahmed Abdullahi Omar DOB: 1955 Dept: Customs 9) Name: Suleiman Artan Gedi DOB: 1954 Dept: Customs 10) Name: Faysal Hiis Elmi Warsame DOB: 1959 Dept: Police 11) Name: Faysal Ibrahim Yusuf Elmi DOB: 1965 Dept: Police 12) Name: Hassan Hussein Elmi Igaal DOB: 1960 Dept: Coast Guard 13) Name: Mohamed Suleiman Isse Yusuf DOB: 1965 Dept: Coast Guard 14) Name: Yusef Abdi Adam Abdullahi DOB: 1981 Dept: Coast Guard 15) Name: Mohamed Ibrahim M. Maygaag DOB: 1986 Dept: Coast Guard 16) Name: Abdirahman Mohamud Madar Nuur DOB: 1970 Dept: Coast Guard 17) Name: Ahmed Hussein Intiga'Sugaal DOB: 1966 Dept: Coast Guard 18) Name: Dahir Dirir Jaama' Maxamed DOB: 1963 Dept: Coast Guard 19) Name: Ismail Ahmed Jaama' Hersi DOB: 1966 Dept: Coast Guard 20) Name: Abdullahi Abdirahman Diriye DOB: 1966 Dept: Coast Guard 21) Name: Mohamed Beder Ali Dept: Coast Guard 22) Name: Ibrahim Huseien Hassan Mother's Name: Dept: Coast Guard RANNEBERGER