Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NAIROBI 000417 SIPDIS STATE FOR DS/T/ATA/JJOLLEY, JWEIS AND WMUNYAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO SUBJECT: Somalia - Amended ATA 7031 Leahy Vetting Request DS/ATA Course for Somaliland REF: A. NAIROBI 405 ¶B. STATE 6869 NAIROBI 00000417 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. Reftel A listed names, years of birth, and ministries of Somaliland participants in ATA 7031, Integrating Counter Terrorism Strategies at the National Level, March 16 - April 3, 2009 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (as announced in reftel B). At post's encouragement and Government of Somaliland's agreement, Somaliland has reduced the number of coast guard officers and increased the number of police officers, while still maintaining 22 participants. Post believes increased police participation was essential to the training's success and the potential to meet the course's objective of standing up a counter-terrorism center. ¶2. We hereby submit the new, amended list of participants. Post again requests Department's assistance in screening these members of the Somaliland interior ministry, immigration, customs, police forces and coast guard nominated to participate in the course. 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 3. In the meantime, post has 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. ¶3. All candidates are Somali citizens and born in Somalia. The candidates are as follows: 1) Name: Ahmed Abdirahman Hasan DOB: 1955 Rank: Head of Security and Team Leader Dept: Interior Ministry 2) Name: Mohamed Abdi Gurgurre DOB: 1955 Rank: Deputy Head of Security Dept: Interior Ministry 3) Name: Dahir Isse Mirre DOB: 1958 Rank: Immigration Officer Dept: Immigration 4) Name: Mohamed Elmi Ahmed DOB: 1972 Rank: Immigration Officer Dept: Immigration 5) Name: Mustafa Osman Ali DOB: 1969 Rank: Immigration Officer Dept: Immigration 6) Name: Ahmed Aqli Nuur DOB: 1979 Rank: Immigration Officer Dept: Immigration 7) Name: Khadar Mohamed Jaama DOB: 1956 Rank: Immigration Officer Dept: Immigration 8) Name: Ahmed Abdullahi Omar DOB: 1955 Rank: Customs Officer Dept: Customs 9) Name: Salebaan Artan Gedi DOB: 1954 Rank: Customs Officer Dept: Customs 10) Name: Faysal Hiis Elmi Warsame DOB: 1959 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 11) Name: Faysal Ibrahim Yusuf Elmi DOB: 1965 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 12) Name: Hassan Hussein Elmi Igaal DOB: 1960 Rank: Police Officer NAIROBI 00000417 002 OF 002 Dept: Police 13) Name: Mohamed Salebaan Isse Yusuf DOB: 1965 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 14) Name: Yusef Abdi Adam Abdullahi DOB: 1981 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 15) Name: Mohamed Ibrahim M. Maygaag DOB: 1986 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 16) Name: Abdirahman Mohamud Madar Nuur DOB: 1970 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 17) Name: Ahmed Hussein Intifa' Sugal DOB: 1966 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 18) Name: Dahir Dirir Jaama' Mohamed DOB: 1963 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 19) Name: Ismail Ahmed Jama' Hersi DOB: 1966 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 20) Name: Abdullahi Abdirahman Diriye DOB: 1966 Rank: Police Officer Dept: Police 21) Name: Mohamed Beder Ali DOB: 1986 Rank: Coast Guard Officer Dept: Coast Guard 22) Name: Ibrahim Hussen Hassan DOB: 1988 Rank: Coast Guard Officer Dept: Coast Guard RANNEBERGER